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Lausanne Diamond League, Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finished first with a best effort of 89.08m. athletics news

August 27, 2022
Bharat Times

Lausanne Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra finished first with a best throw of 89.08m.© AFP

Lausanne Diamond League 2022 HighlightsNeeraj Chopra finished first in the Lausanne Diamond League with a best throw of 89.08m. He could not improve his throw, registering a distance of 85.18 meters in the second attempt. The Olympic gold medalist skipped her 3rd and 5th attempts, before recording a throw of 80.04 on her last attempt. Significantly, Neeraj had thrown a foul in his fourth attempt. Earlier, he had pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a back injury. This will be the second time this year that Neeraj will be participating in the Diamond League event. In the Stockholm Diamond League, Neeraj had a personal best of 89.94m, but that was not enough as he finished second behind Grenada’s Anderson Peters, who recorded a throw of 90.31m. The Lausanne Diemong League will be the last chance for all men’s javelin throwers to qualify for the final to be played in Zurich, Switzerland on 7-8 September. At present, Neeraj is at the fourth position in the Diamond League points table with seven points. It is important to note that only the top six with the most points at the end of the Diamond League qualify for the final.

Here are the highlights of the 2022 Diamond League from Lausanne, Switzerland

  • 00:08 (IST)

    Neeraj Best 89.08 m. ranked first with

    Neeraj Chopra finished first with a best effort of 89.08. Jacob Wadledge finished second while Curtis Johnson finished last podium

  • 23:55 (IST)

    Neeraj skips fifth attempt

    Neeraj Chopra dropped his fifth attempt. He still leads the pack, followed by Czech Republic’s Jakob Vadlage.

  • 23:45 (IST)

    Foul throw by Neeraj Chopra

    Neeraj Chopra threw a foul in his fourth attempt. He leads the field after another disappointing round by other athletes.

  • 23:22 (IST)

    Neeraj skips third attempt

    Neeraj Chopra drops his third throw as he comfortably leads the other athletes

  • 23:14 (IST)

    Neeraj could not throw big this time

    Neeraj Chopra could only throw 85.18 meters in his second attempt. he still leads

  • 23:07 (IST)

    Brilliant throw from Neerjo

    Neeraj Chopra threw 89.08m in the first attempt. He leads after the first round

  • 22:49 (IST)

    Diamond League Live: Hello!

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Diamond League from Lausanne. Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men’s javelin throw event.

    Stay tuned for live updates

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