Neeraj Chopra finishes second with 88.05 m throw; Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage beats him by 9cm in Lausanne Diamond League
Rumesh Pathirage has beaten Neeraj Chopra for the third time this season after his latest win at Diamond League.
Rumesh Pathirage has beaten Neeraj Chopra for the third time this season after his latest win at Diamond League.
Keshorn Walcott emerged as the most successful athlete in the competition as he pulled off his second global title in the men’s javelin with 88.16m throw.
Despite not winning the medal, Sachin Yadav ended up registering his personal best (PB) throw of 86.27 meters.
After five attempts, his journey ended in the final with the best throw of 84.03m.
This is the fifth time Neeraj Chopra qualified for the finals of javelin throw event in just one attempt in global tournaments.
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With a second-place finish, Neeraj Chopra has extended his stay at the position for 1483 days now.
The 27-year-old notably appeared in only two of the four Diamond League events this season and finished at fourth place in the standings with 15 points.
Notably, Neeraj Chopra amassed 15 points from two Diamond League meetings, one where he won the title and the other where he finished second in Doha, after Julian Weber with his coveted 90m throw.
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The Silesia Diamond League is set to be held on August 16 in Poland.
The Silesia Diamond League is scheduled to be held on August 16.
Neeraj’s maiden throw at Bengaluru’s event was unsuccessful, but in the second attempt, he made a sensational comeback with an 86.18m throw, which won him gold eventually
Notably, Neeraj Chopra will return to action in the inaugural edition of Neeraj Chopra Classic, which is scheduled to be held on July 5 in Bengaluru.
It is to be noted that Neeraj Chopra lost his top spot in September 2024, shortly after the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Neeraj Chopra is currently in great form in track-and-field, winning the gold medal at the Ostrava Golden Spike event with a throw of 85.29 metres.
The Indian athlete will next be seen in action at the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025, which is scheduled to be held on July 5 in Bengaluru.
The Indian Olympian will next be seen in action at the Ostrava Golden Spike, which is scheduled to be held on June 24.
With this, Neeraj Chopra extended his run of finishing in the top two to 22 across various competitions.
Gagan Narang opined that there was a mental barrier on Neeraj Chopra, which is now broken and Chopra can now achieve a target of more than 90 meters in the javelin throw.
Chopra’s effort was appreciated by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who hailed the 27-year-old with a social media post.
The decision by the star athlete comes after he announced the postponement of the inaugural edition of Neeraj Chopra Classic due to the escalating cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan.
The event, which was set to be a first of its kind, was scheduled to be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on May 24.
In 2024, Chopra was present at the event as a special guest after withdrawing from the prestigious international athletics meet in Czech Republic in 2023 and 2024.
While these weren’t the only ones as several have backed the Indian services for standing strong and guarding our borders amid such tensed times.
Annu Rani and Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who won gold medals in the Asian Games, were among the big names left out.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem declined the invitation of Neeraj Chopra to participate at the NC Classic.
With the event close to a month away, it is set to stage some world class names like Anderson Peters, Thomas Rohler, Yulius Yego, Curtis Thompson and several others.
While it will be exciting to see Neeraj Chopra return to action, he will be seen with a new coach in world record holder Jan Zelezny.
A tennis player by profession, Himani’s career best national ranking was 42 in singles a 27 in doubles, which she achieved in 2018 as per All India Tennis Association (AITA) website.
Neeraj Chopra shared the blissful news about marrying Himani in an intimate ceremony earlier today alongside three beautiful pictures on X.
Neeraj Chopra is all set to take part in the world javelin competition which will be held in September in India.
India is reportedly set to host a star-studded global javelin competition in September 2025, which will feature notable names including two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra.
Apart from Neeraj Chopra, two more athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympics contributed to their unique collection. While Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh donated her singlet, name bib and shorts, Dominica’s first Olympic medallist, Thea LaFond gifted her crop top.
The two will get together with Neeraj Chopra set to begin a new cycle at a winter training camp in Potchefstroom in South Africa.
The two-time Olympic medalist also urged the central government to install Mondotrack at NIS, Patiala, which is a National Centre of Excellence.
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra revealed the reason behind training abroad and not in India.
Neeraj Chopra fulfilled his promise by bringing his mother’s handmade choorma for PM Modi during the Jamaican Prime Minister’s India visit.
Klaus Bartonietz of Germany will end his five-year partnership with Neeraj Chopra after taking him to the helm of athletics.
Neeraj Chopra’s 75-year-old coach, Klaus Bartonietz, is stepping away as he wants to spend more time with his family.
In a video doing rounds on social media, a European fan could be seen asking Neeraj Chopra for his number.
Manu Bhaker reacted to the post shared by Neeraj Chopra and wished him speedy recovery for upcoming seasons.
Neeraj Chopra revealed that he participated in the Diamond League final in Brussels with a fractured fourth metacarpal in his left hand.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw of 87.86m came in the third round during the Diamond League 2024 Final in Brussels.
Chopra will aim to replicate his performance from 2022 Diamond League Final.
The season finale will be played for two days, i.e on September 14 and September 15 in Brussels.
Neeraj Chopra’s brand value has reached ₹335 Crore post 2024 Paris Olympics.
Neeraj Chopra took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to send his wishes to all the athletes who are competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
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Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024 after recording season’s best throw of 89.49m.
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Neeraj finished second behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem to take home the silver medal in the Paris Olympics.
It is to be noted that Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to win Olympic medal and also the first to win two medals in a single edition of Olympics post-independence.
According to sources, Chopra has traveled to Germany to seek medical advice concerning potential surgery and to make a decision on his participation in the upcoming Diamond League meetings.
Arshad Nadeem set an Olympic record with his 92.97m throw, which came in his second attempt in the men’s javelin throw on August 8 at the Stade de France.
The 26-year-old had a throw of 89.45m, a season-best which was enough to seal the silver.
Neeraj Chopra said that Indians should not forget what Vinesh Phogat has done for the country even if she doesn’t end up getting the silver medal at Paris Olympics 2024.
Neeraj Chopra settled for silver medal in the men’s javelin throw final after Arshad Nadeem registered an Olympic record to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Arshad Nadeem won the first individual gold medal for Pakistan at the Olympics after staying ahead of his Indian counterpart Neeraj Chopra.
It is to be noted that with his silver medal win, Neeraj became the third Indian to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals, whereas he became the first Indian to win back-to-back medals in track and field events at Olympics.
While Nadeem took the gold, India’s Neeraj Chopra sealed the silver (89.45m) and Anderson Peters of Grenada took the bronze with his best throw of 88.54m.
Chopra entered this year’s Summer Games as the defending champion, as he won the gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem created a new Olympic record of 92.97m and secured the gold medal.
Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem made it to the men’s javelin throw final after impressive performance in the qualification at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday, August 6 registered his season as well as Olympic best throw of 89.34m to qualify for the men’s javelin throw final at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action on Thursday, August 8 at the Stade de France in Paris for the final of men’s javelin throw, alongside Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, and a few others.
Phogat stunned the world number 1 in the final seconds to advance to quarterfinals, whereas Neeraj Chopra advanced to final in men’s javelin with his first throw.
Neeraj Chopra’s compatriot, Kishore Jena however, failed to qualify for the finals as he finished ninth in Group A with his best throw of 80.73m, which came in his first attempt.
India’s Neeraj Chopra enters the Paris Olympics 2024 after his maiden gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland in June.
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Neeraj Chopra will be part of the Men’s Javelin Throw event which will take place on August 6.
The Olympic gold medal for Neeraj Chopra came with a throw of 87.58m at the Tokyo 2020.
The 26-year-old, who was last seen at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland in June, will take the field on August 6 in the Paris 2024 qualification round.
Tadej Pogacar secured his third Tour de France title on Sunday, July 21, after his wins in 2020 and 2021.
Bangladesh’s top-ranked chess grandmaster Ziaur Rahman passed away on Friday, July 5, mid-match at the Bangladesh National Championship, at the age of 50.
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The Paris Diamond League 2024 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 7.
Neeraj Chopra last featured at the last month’s Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, where he clinched his maiden gold with a throw of 85.97m.
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The ‘Golden Boy’ of India, Neeraj Chopra will next be seen in action at the Paris Diamond League on July 7 ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
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The Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 will take place from 9:00 P.M. (IST) at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland.
It is to be noted that Neeraj threw his best of 89.30m in 2022, but finished with a silver, settling behind Finland’s Oliver Helander.
Neeraj Chopra recently clinched gold medal at the Federation Cup 2024 in Bhubaneswar.
Sumit Nagal, who made his ATP circuit return after a month suffered a straight-set defeat to Harold Mayot of France in the first round of the ATP Bordeaux Challenger.
Chopra produced a decent effort of 82.27 m in his first Indian event since becoming the champion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Deepak Punia’s Olympic qualification suffered a heavy jolt as he lost his first round at the World Qualifiers.
The next Diamond League is scheduled to be held in Paris on July 7.
Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra is all set to compete in the 27th Federation Cup National Championship 2024 to be held from May 12 to May 15 in Odisha.
The 2020-Olympic gold medalist last competed at the 2023 Asian Games.
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India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra said that he is aiming to breach the 90m mark and might do so before the Paris Olympics 2024.
TNAA called Sharath Kamal a ‘nondescript sportsman’ and said that javelin thrower and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra should be India’s flag-bearer at Olympics 2024.
The Indian Olympic Association, earlier in March 2024 named Indian table tennis veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal as the flag bearer for the upcoming Paris Olympics.
The 26-year-old hopes to replicate his Tokyo Olympics performances in the upcoming Paris Summer games.
Neeraj Chopra also hoped that the Pakistan government will help Arshad Nadeem in securing a new javelin very soon.
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