Neeraj Chopra Finishes 2nd In Poland Event Behind Julian Weber

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was not at his best but managed a second-place finish behind Julian Weber of Germany at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet on Friday. The 27-year-old Chopra was at third place till the penultimate round but sent his spear to a distance of 84.14m in his sixth and final attempt to move to second.

He had 81.28m and 81.80m in his second and fifth throws respectively. The other three were foul attempts.