Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Diamond League final

Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra advanced to the final to be held in Brussels on September 13 and 14. Earlier, he put in his season’s best throw of 89.49 metres in Lausanne.

Paris Olympics silver medalist Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League final after finishing in top six. The two-day event will held in Brussels on September 13 and 14.

The top six javelin throwers to get that automatic qualification are Paris Games bronze medalist Anderson Peters, Julian Webber, Jakub Vadlejch, Neeraj Chopra, Andrian Mardare, and Roderick Genki Dean.

With seven points and a second-place finish at the Lausanne leg, Neeraj is joint third alongside Weber in Diamond League standings with 15 points. Peters jumped to top spot with 21 points. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, who finished seventh (82.03m) on Thursday, is in second spot with 16 points.

The 26-year-old threw 89.49m – marginally better than his Paris Olympics best (89.45m) in his final attempt at Lausanne, which was second only to Grenada’s Anderson Peters (90.61m).

“May be two or one competition and then finish the season. I am not sure, may be Brussels (Diamond League finale),” he said.

Neeraj added that getting back to full fitness is his number one priority for the coming year.

“First goal, go to the doctor and make my groin 100 per cent fit and also I will be technically better and try to throw far again,” he said.

As far as taking part in the Diamond Leagues is concerned, Neeraj finished on top in Zurich in 2022. Thereafter, he bagged the second spot in Eugene in 2023. The focus will now be on Neeraj and his performance in Brussels.

With Thanks Reference to: https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/athletics/story/neeraj-chopra-qualifies-diamond-league-final-brussels-2594653-2024-09-06 and https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/neeraj-chopra-qualifies-for-diamond-league-final-9553194/