Neeraj Throws Lausanne Diamond League 2024 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra saved his best performance for the last round in the Lausanne Diamond League. He was trailing for the first 5 rounds but finished second by throwing 89.49 meters in the sixth attempt. This is Neeraj’s best throw this season, surpassing 89.45 meters at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Neeraj Chopra, known as the Pride of India, performed brilliantly in the Lausanne Diamond League 2024. He surpassed his performance in the Paris Olympics in 2024 here. In the Paris Olympics, he threw the javelin at 89.45 meters, but in the Lausanne Diamond League, he did wonders in his last attempt and threw the javelin at 89.49 meters and finished second here. This was his best performance this season. However, he will regret not being able to leave behind his best throw of 89.94.
Thrown javelin far away from the Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra’s wonder in the Diamond League
Neeraj Chopra, who was suffering from a hernia before the Paris Olympics, was in fourth position till 4 attempts, after the 5th, he reached third position, but this Haryanvi boy made an amazing last throw. When he threw the javelin, everyone’s eyes were on him. Everyone knows that he is a warrior. He does not give up just like that. This was also proven. When he threw the javelin, after slipping from his hand, the javelin fell 89.49 meters away. After this, there was a smile on his face, because he jumped from fourth position to second.
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Grenada’s Anderson Peters made the last throw of 90.61 meters, and he remained at number one. Let us tell you that Anderson was at number three in the Olympics, with a throw of 88.54 meters. That means he won the bronze medal. Here, he achieved the top position. Germany’s Julian Weber was at number three and made the best throw of 87.08 meters.
Neeraj Chopra’s performance in Lausanne’s Diamond League was like this
Earlier, Neeraj’s first throw was 82.10 meters. He finished third after the first attempt. At the same time, Anderson Peters of Grenada finished first with a throw of 86.36 meters, while Julian Weber of Germany finished second with a throw of 85.07 meters. Neeraj performed slightly better in the second round and threw 83.21 meters, but it was not enough to reach the top.
Grenada’s Anderson Peters took the lead right from the start
On the other hand, Grenada’s Anderson Peters maintained his lead at the top with a huge throw of 88.49m. Germany’s Julian Weber also tried to give him a tough fight with a throw of 87.08m, while Neeraj could only throw 83.13m in the third round. Here, Ukraine’s Artur Felner threw 83.38 m, pushing Neeraj to the fourth spot.
Neeraj Chopra will stay away from the game for the next two months and may also undergo surgery
Neeraj threw the fourth throw at 82.34 meters and could not improve his position. However, in the 5th round of throws, Neeraj threw 85.58 meters and came in third. In the end, Neeraj did wonders and got the second position. Let us tell you here that Neeraj Chopra will stay away from the game for the next two months. He may also undergo surgery. He had told during the Paris Olympics that due to injury he was not able to perform at his best.