Zurich Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finished second© AFP
Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar, Zurich Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finished in second spot with a 85.71m throw at the Diamond League meet in Zurich. He began with 80.79m throw in his first attempt followed by two foul throws. He got a 85.22 throw in the fourth attempt but his fifth attempt was once again a foul throw. Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar is going strong as he is third in his event.
Here are the Highlights of Diamond League meet in Zurich:
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01:28 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj finishes 2nd!
A second place finish for Neeraj Chopra as he ended with a 85.71m throw on his final attempt.
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01:10 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Another false throw!
Third false throw in five attempts and Neeraj Chopra continues to be in the second position.
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01:00 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Sreeshankar finishes 5th!
A fifth place finish for Murali Sreeshankar in Men’s Long Jump with 7.99m.
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00:58 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj 2nd!
Neeraj Chopra takes the second spot with a 85.22m throw! What a throw from the Indian javelin star!
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00:53 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj’s 4th attempt!
Time for Neeraj Chopra’s fourth attempt and he will now go fifth among the eight athletes in the event.
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00:45 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: 5th attempt for Sreeshankar!
7.93m in the fifth attempt for Murali Sreeshankar and he continues to hold on to the third position.
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00:33 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Not looking good!
Another foul throw from Neeraj Chopra and he remains in the 5th spot. Not a great outing for the world champion till now!
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00:30 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Sreeshankar 2nd!
Good show from Murali Sreeshankar till now as he is second in Men’s Long Jump after three attempts.
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00:25 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Foul throw!
Neeraj Chopra down to third now after a foul throw in his second attempt.
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00:22 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Slow start!
It was not a great start for Neeraj Chopra as he is currently second.
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00:17 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: First attempt for Neeraj!
Neeraj Chopra starts with a 80.79m throw in his first attempt.
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00:15 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Second attempt for Sreeshankar!
Murali Sreeshankar continues to impress with a second attempt of 7.96m but he has come down to the second spot.
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00:09 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Almost time for Neeraj!
It is almost time for Neeraj Chopra as the men’s javelin throw event is about to begin! Huge hope for India!
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00:01 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Sreeshankar starts well!
Murali Sreeshankar has taken the lead after his first attempt of 7.99m!
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23:55 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Historic feat!
Olympic champion Chopra began with a foul but jumped to top spot with his second throw, and from thereon, he led the field till the end.
Neeraj Chopra has now become only the second Indian — after legendary shooter Abhinav Bindra — to simultaneously hold the Olympics and World Championships title. Bindra won the World Championships title when he was 23, and the Olympics gold at 25.
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23:47 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Huge prize money!
On winning a gold medal at the World Championships, Neeraj received a cash prize of $70000, which is close to 58 lakh rupees. On the other hand, his Pakistan opponent Arshad got $35,000, around 29 lakh rupees. Meanwhile, Vadlejch, who also finished on the podium received a sum of $22,000, close to 18 lakh.
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23:33 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Murali Sreeshankar!
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will also be in action and he would be looking to redeem himself after failing to qualify for the final round at the World Championships.
Sreeshankar, who has a season’s and personal best of 8.41m, jumped a below-par 7.74m to finish 22nd overall in the qualification round. He is currently third in the long jump standings of this Diamond League season, with 10 points from two events.
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23:25 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Official timings!
Neeraj Chopra’s event will start at 12:12 AM IST on Friday morning while Sreeshankar will be seen contesting in the long jump event from 11:54 PM IST.
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23:17 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Diamond League!
The Zurich leg is the last one in the Diamond League series where men’s javelin throw event is on the roster before the season finale in Eugene, USA on September 16-17 where the Diamond League champion will be crowned.
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23:05 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Current standings!
Neeraj Chopra, who won the Diamond League final trophy last year, sits third with 16 points from two events. Vadlejch (21 points from three events) and Weber (19 from three events), who finished fourth in Budapest with 85.79m, are on top and at second place respectively.
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22:56 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Familiar opposition!
In Zurich, where he is competing four days after being crowned world champion, Chopra will be up against familiar rivals like Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, bronze winner in Budapest with 86.67m, Julian Weber of Germany and two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada.
Only Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, silver medallist in Budapest, will not be there in Zurich.
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22:47 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Record alert!
Neeraj Chopra became only the third javelin thrower in history to hold both the Olympic and World Championships titles after world record holder Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic and Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway.
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22:37 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Perfect answer!
A reporter asked Neeraj’s mother Saroj Devi in a press conference how she felt to see her son beating a Pakistani athlete. She won many hearts with her response, saying it doesn’t matter which place the athlete comes from.
“Look, all have come to play in the field. One or the other will definitely win. So there is no question of being from Pakistan or Haryana,”, adding, “It is a matter of happiness. Even if that Pakistani had won, there would’ve been great happiness,” she said.
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22:32 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj’s modest answer!
On being asked about how he felt after winning the gold medal, Neeraj said that he controlled his tears and would look to deliver a better performance than this in his next attempt.
“Thought I’d get emotional but didn’t cry. I tend to control myself emotionally but these are proud moments and the adrenaline is such that you end up crying sometimes. Hopefully, I’ll throw better next time and cry with you all. Even after the second throw today, I was thinking that I should be pushing myself more as I was feeling that a better throw would come,” Neeraj told NDTV.
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22:27 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Neeraj power!
Neeraj Chopra will be coming to the tournament with a lot of confidence after clinching a historic gold medal in the World Championships and another good performance here will truly put him on a brilliant position ahead of Asian Games.
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22:18 (IST)
Zurich Diamond League 2023 Live Updates: Welcome guys!
Hello guys, welcome to the live blog of Diamond League meet. India’s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will be competing in their respective events tonight. Stay connected.
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