Neeraj Chopra on Friday was crowned Diamond League 2022 champion as he won the final in Zurich with a best throw of 88.44m. Chopra became the first Indian to win a Diamond League final.
The Diamond League trophy adds to his historic gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Tokyo Olympics. Chopra managed to stave off a strong challenge from Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlecjh, who registered a best throw of 86.94m.
Germany's Julian Weber finished third, with a best throw of 83.73m. Vadkecjh took the lead with his first throw -- an attempt of 84.15m.
Neeraj's first throw was not a valid one and it was not the best of starts for the Indian ace. Vadlecjh then registered an 86m throw to further boost his chances, but Neeraj shot into the lead with his second attempt, which turned out to be the winning one.