Neeraj Chopra Becomes 1st Indian to Win Lausanne Diamond League with Best Throw of 89.08m

NEW DELHI: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra once again created history on Friday. He has become the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond League stage title of the Diamond League Meet.

Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin 89.08 meters repeat 89.08 meters in the first attempt to achieve this title. This is the third best effort of his career. He did not participate in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to injury.

With this, he has also reached the final of the Diamond League in Zurich on 7 and 8 September. He is the first Indian to achieve this feat. He has also qualified for the 2023 World Championships (2023 World Championships) to be held in Budapest, Hungary.

Chopra, who hails from Panipat in Haryana, has become the first Indian to win a Diamond League title. Before Chopra, discus thrower Vikas Gowda is the only Indian to make it to the top three of the Diamond League meet.

Notably, this is Chopra's first event since the world championship silver and after missing the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham due to injury. The star athlete suffered the injury during the final of the World Championships on July 24 in Eugene, USA.

The 24-year-old athlete is currently based in Saarbrcken, Germany, along with his coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz and physio Ishaan Marwaha.

Earlier speaking to the media, Neeraj had spoken about the Diamond League title being the one he wants to add to his cabinet which also includes gold medals at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

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