Lausanne Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second With His Season Best Throw of 89.49m

Lausanne Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second

Season's best from Neeraj Chopra as the Indian star throws 89.49m in his final attempt and finishes second. This is the best throw from the Indian from what he achieved in the Paris Olympics final by a margin of 4 centimetres. He once again failed to touch the 90m mark by half a meter. But it was heartening to see Neeraj keeping his best for the last.

The fact that he wasn't pleased with his performance and brought his best even in his final throw speaks volumes about his character and mental fortitude.

Weber throws 82.33m in his final throw.

Anderson Peters throws 90.61m to create a meeting record with that monstrous throw and he seems to have secured the top spot tonight.

Peters, Weber and Chopra have qualified as the final three in the Diamond League Final at Lausanne.

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Neeraj Chopra jumps to third spot with his throw of 85.58m in his fifth attempt of the evening. The Paris Olympics silver medallist has pipped Artur Felfner of Ukraine with his best throw of the evening.

Julian Weber - who is placed second currently - throws 80.47m in his penultimate throw of the evening.

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After clicking 86-plus in his first four attempts, Anderson Peters throws 82.22m but he still sits at the top spot!

Earlier in the evening, British sprinter Dina Asher-Smith took her first Diamond League win in two years with 10.87 in the 100m.

Asher-Smith on fire!@dinaashersmith takes her first #DiamondLeague win in two years with 10.87 in the 100m.#LausanneDL🇨🇭#DiamondLeague
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— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) August 22, 2024

First good throw for Vadlejch tonight as the Czech star touches 82.03m in his fourth attempt and he finds himself at seventh position.

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In this fourth throw, Neeraj could only touch 82.34m. His best throw for the night is 83.21m which places him 4th.

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Anderson Peters throws 86.59m in his fourth attempt while Weber and Artur foul.

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Neeraj Chopra throws 83.13 meters in his third attempt and still finds himself in the fourth position. Peters, Weber and Artur are ahead of the Indian star in the standings in the first three attempts.

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Neeraj Chopra slips to the fourth position with a throw of 83.21m in his second attempt. Clearly, not an impressive start from the Indian so far. Artur Felfner of Ukraine currently sits in third spot with a throw of 83.38m in his second attempt.

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Anderson Peters continues to extend his lead in the second attempt as well. The Grenada athlete threw 88.49 in his second attempt to stay at the top while Weber threw 87.08m in his second throw to stay at the second spot.

Adrian Mardare of Moldova is the fifth athlete to throw in excess of 80 metres tonight as he throws 80.64m in his first attempt.

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Julian Weber of Germany throws 85.07m in his first attempt. Roderick Genki Dean of Japan throws 83.19m in his first attempt.

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Neeraj Chopra takes his first throw and the Indian sends the javelin 82.10m.

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Anderson Peters is the first one who starts and the Paris 2024 bronze medallist throws 86.36m in the first attempt.

In the current standings in men's javelin, Vadlejch is ahead of Neeraj as of August 20.

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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the javelin finals at Lausanne Diamond League 2024. Star India thrower Neeraj Chopra will be competing tonight as he aims to take a step closer towards his Diamdon League victory. Stay tuned for all the action and updates.