Another second place finish for Neeraj Chopra who fell 0.01 metres short of the 2024 Diamond League final title in Brussels on Saturday, September 14. The star Indian athlete produced a brilliant throw of 87.86m in the men’s javelin event to finish second behind Anderson Peters’ winning throw of 87.87m.
After finishing second at the Paris 2024 Olympics and, more recently, at the Lausanne Diamond League, Neeraj came into the final event of the season with high hopes of claiming his second title. But Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Anderson Peters dominated the event after clearing 87.87m on his first attempt.
Neeraj, 26, started with a decent throw of 86.82m and then stayed alive in the title race by throwing his best throw of 87.86m in the third round. But the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist struggled to match Anderson’s winning mark in his last three attempts.
Germany’s Julian Weber finished third with his best throw of 85.97, which also occurred in the first round. Andrian Mardare struggled throughout the evening with three faults and finished fourth with his best attempt of 82.79.
Diamond League 2024 Results (Men’s Javelin Throw)
- Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 87.87 m (1st attempt)
- Neeraj Chopra (India) – 87.86 m (third attempt)
- Julian Weber (Germany) – 85.97 m (first attempt)
- Andrian Mardare (Moldova) – 82.79 m (first attempt)
- Genki Dean Roderick (Japan) – 80.37 m (4th attempt)
- Artur Felfner (Ukraine) – 79.86 m (fifth attempt)
- Timothy Herman (Germany) – 76.46 m (sixth attempt)
Meanwhile, Neeraj and his millions of fans suffered disappointment during the 2024 season. He started the second with a second-place finish at the Doha Diamond League and then failed to defend his gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics despite throwing his best throw of the season, 89.45m, last month. Neeraj also finished second in his last outings at the Lausanne Diamond League with a sensational throw of 89.49m.
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