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Staying injury-free is priority for world champion Chopra
NEW DELHI : Olympic and world javelin champion Neeraj Chopra will give his all at the Diamond League final later this month and at the Asian Games that follows but finishing the season injury-free is high on his agenda, the Indian athlete said on Friday.
On Diamond League Second Place Finish, Neeraj Chopra's Honest Admission
Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra missed out on a top podium finish to settle for second position with a final round throw of 85.71 metres in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here. The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal throws of 80.79m, 85.22m and 85.71m while the remaining three were fouls. He finished behind Jakub Vadlejch (85.86m) of Czech Republic, who had won a bronze in the World Championships.
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"For This Competition, My Focus Was...": Neeraj Chopra On Diamond League 2nd Spot Finish
Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra missed out on a top podium finish to settle for second position with a final round throw of 85.71 metres in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here. The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal throws of 80.79m, 85.22m and 85.71m while the remaining three were fouls. He finished behind Jakub Vadlejch (85.86m) of Czech Republic, who had won a bronze in the World Championships.
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Watch: Neeraj Chopra Misses Out On Diamond League Title By Narrowest Of Margins
Fresh off his gold medal-winning throw in the World Athletics Championships, India's 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra had to settle for the second spot on the podium as he lodged the distance of 85.71m in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here on Thursday. Another gold was expected from the ace athlete but he missed out on the top spot by the smallest of margins to the Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch, the man who had finished third in the World Championships a few days ago.