Ace India javelin thrower and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra has scripted history as he finished first at the Lausanne Diamond League and became the first Indian to clinch the top spot in a Diamond League meet, after registering an 89.08m throw in his first attempt.
Neeraj couldn’t better his throw in the second attempt, registering a distance of 85.18m while he skipped the third attempt and made a foul throw in his fourth attempt, registering 80.04m.
Earlier in the Stockholm Diamond League, Chopra had thrown a personal best of 89.94m to finish second.
With his Friday’s performance, he has now qualified for the Diamond League final on September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as the the 2023 World Championships, which has a qualification mark of 85.20m.
Chopra is at the fourth spot in the Diamond League points table with seven points. Significantly, only the top six with most points at the end of Diamond League qualify for the final.