Neeraj Chopra Starts Favourite In Diamond League Finals, Eye Historic Feat

08.09.2022 - 21:05 sports.ndtv.com

Another historic feat awaits Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as he will start as favourite in the prestigious Diamond League Finals in Zurich on Thursday.

Chopra had made a spectacular return from a one-month injury lay-off by winning the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League series and qualifying for the two-day finals.

He became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League meet title. He had missed the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (July 28 to August 8) due to a minor groin injury he had suffered during his silver-winning performance in the World Championships in USA in July.

The 24-year-old Indian superstar hit form immediately on return as he hurled the spear to 89.08m in his first attempt to seal the win in style in Lausanne on July 26.

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India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra just finished a great season. After winning a silver medal at the World Championships, he became the first Indian to win a Diamond League final with a best throw of 88.44m. The Olympic gold medallist is currently enjoying a break from the sport and is travelling in Switzerland. He has been posting several photos and videos of his trip on social media. Recently, he went for skydiving too. He posted a video of it with the captaion: "Sky is not the limit!"

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Indian Olympic Association's directive notwithstanding, champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra's participation in the upcoming National Games looks doubtful, as he is coming off a groin injury and a grueling season. Olympic gold medalist Chopra achieved yet another historic feat on Thursday when he became the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League Finals title in Zurich, signing off the international season on a rousing note. A day later, he was asked about competing in the National Games, which will be held across cities in Gujarat from September 29 to October 12.

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On late Thursday night, five competitions after that Finland meet, Neeraj got another historic first when he launched his spear to dizzying heights of 88.44m at an overcast Letzigrund stadium in Zurich to become the first Indian-ever to win the Diamond League Trophy. It was his third appearance in the Finals. In the absence of double world champion Anderson Peters, who suffered injuries during an attack on a party boat in his home country Grenada, Johannes Vetter and Thomas Rohler – both sidelined by injuries – Neeraj put his competitors in the shade with a memorable performance worthy of an Olympic champion.

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India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra will look to make history when he competes at the Diamond League 2022 Grand Final in Zurich on Thursday. Neeraj finished second at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm and then became the first Indian to win at a Diamond League meet when he finished 1st in Lausanne. The results helped him become the only Indian to qualify for the final of the Diamond League this year. With an injury that ruled him out of the Commonwealth Games the only blip in an otherwise successful year, Chopra will hope to secure glory in Zurich, especially with rival Anderson Peters out with injury.