Watch: Neeraj Chopra's 83.80m Throw In Eugene Diamond League Final

17.09.2023 - 06:19 sports.ndtv.com

India's 'Golden Boy' and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra came second best to Czech Jakub Vadlejch in the Wanda Diamond League final in men's javelin in Eugene on Saturday.

USA's Curtis Thompson started the event with a throw of 74.16 metres to get the javelin final underway. The Indian ace started with a cross to his name, as his first throw was disqualified.

However, he made a sensational recovery to climb to second place on the points table with a throw of 83.80m in his second attempt.

The ace javelin thrower, however, fell a bit short with his second attempt as he registered a distance of 81.37m. Well played, champ!#NeerajChopra hits an 83.80 meter throw and yet misses by a whisker!#JioCinema #Sports18 #DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/vOEGqHEzFn In light and fun moments between the event, the javelins arrived in mini electric cars for the throwers.

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A huge controversy erupted during Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Asian Games when his first attempt was not measured, prompting legendary Anju Bobby George to accuse the Chinese officials of "trying to cheat" and "deliberately targeting the Indians". It seemed Chopra had comfortably cleared the 85m mark but to his surprise the effort was not recorded by the officials and he was not given any reason for that. "I don't know why they did not measure my first throw. Just after me, the second and third competitors had their throws and their distance were measured. I kept on asking what happened to my first throw," Chopra told reporters after winning gold medal on his fourth attempt.

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Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second In Diamond League Final

Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his Diamond League champion's title as he finished second with a modest performance of 83.80m in Eugene on Saturday. The 25-year-old Chopra struggled in the windy conditions in the grand finale at the Hayward Field as he fouled his two attempts. His best throw of the day came in the second attempt. His series read foul, 83.80m, 81.37m, foul, 80.74 and 80.90m. This was his first below 85m throw of the season. He had qualified for the DL Finals at the third spot. He had won the 2022 DL Finals in Zurich with a throw of 88.44m.

Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second In Diamond League Final