Neeraj Chopra breaches 90m mark, finishes second in Doha Diamond League
Doha: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finally breached the 90-metre barrier at the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting on Friday, becoming only the third Asian and 25th athlete overall to do so.
The 27-year-old double Olympic medallist achieved a distance of 90.23 metres in his third attempt, entering the elite club of javelin throwers to have crossed the 90m mark—a list headed by his current coach, Czech legend Jan Zelezny.
Neeraj Chopra joins the 90M 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 🔥 👏 🇮🇳 Neeraj Chopra finally broke the 90m barrier for the first time in his career, with a throw of 90.23 at the Doha Diamond League. #NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/zopYfa45Xk
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Chopra joined Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) and Chinese Taipei’s Chao-Tsun Cheng (91.36m) as the only Asians to have recorded a 90m-plus throw.
His previous personal best was 89.94 metres, registered at the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022.
Despite leading until the fifth round, Chopra was eventually overtaken by Germany’s Julian Weber, who threw 91.06 metres to clinch the top spot in the Doha leg. Anderson Peters finished third.
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