Neeraj kickstarted the season with a win at the Potch Invitational in Potchefstroom, South Africa, in April and followed it up with a very special second-place finish at Doha Diamond League in May, where he crossed the 90-metre mark for the first time ever, with a throw of 90.23 m. In lat
Chopra's incredible streak came to an end at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships in September, where he finished 8th with a best throw of 84.03m. This marked the first time in 26 events that Chopra failed to secure a top-two finish.
World Champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra expressed his thoughts on his performance in the Diamond League final at Zurich on Thursday, saying he had a "hard day" at the event despite managing to throw the javelin over 85 m.
It was Germany's Julian Weber who topped the field with a massive throw of 91.51 m, which came on his second attempt. He performed two massive 91-plus throws in his first two attempts. Neeraj did not have the best night, starting with two throws in the early 80s, following it with three d
Two-time Olympic medallist, India's Neeraj Chopra, is all set to compete in the upcoming Diamond League Final 2025 in Zurich, which will be played at Switzerland's iconic Letzigrund Stadium.
The competition will take place in Belgium on Friday. With Neeraj having sealed his spot for the Zurich Diamond League final on August 27-28 with 15 points from his past two Diamond League appearances this season, Neeraj can take this time to freshen himself up for his world title defence.
Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra has confirmed his place in the men's javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2025 Final in Zurich, Switzerland, as per the latest standings released after the Silesia leg on Saturday, as per Olympics.com.
The meet was expected to be the first clash between the Indian and Pakistani rivals since their Paris Olympics 2024 face-off, where Arshad outclassed Neeraj with a record-breaking throw that earned him a gold medal, while Neeraj had to stay content with silver.
Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face off against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for the first time since the Paris Olympics 2024 in the Silesia Diamond League 2025, which will take place in Poland on August 16.
With world record holder Zelezny (98.48 m in 1996) by his side, Neeraj put an end to all talks around him crossing 90-m, touching 90.23 m during Doha Diamond League in May.
Ranjith Kumar Ravichandran, a javelin enthusiast from Coimbatore, had responded to a Tweet on social media, expressing his dream of attending the NC Classic in Bengaluru and requesting for Rs 2000 to help cover his expenses.
Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and pacer Ishant Sharma hailed India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for his victory at the Paris Diamond League on Friday.