Neeraj Chopra seems to be on after Males’s Javelin Throw throughout the 2024 Diamond League Doha assembly at Khalifa Worldwide Stadium on Might 10, 2024 in Doha, Qatar. He vowed to go one step forward within the subsequent Diamond League.
| Picture Credit score: Getty Photographs
Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra vowed to go one step forward within the subsequent Diamond League assembly after ending an in depth second throughout the Doha league right here.
Chopra completed second on the Doha Diamond League as his large remaining effort of 88.36m fell brief by simply two centimeters of Jakub Vadlejch’s profitable effort on Might 10 evening.
The 26-year-old Chopra trailed the veteran Czech – who gained the title together with his third throw of 88.38m – all through the competitors.
Chopra, participating in his first competitors of the season, made a final ditch effort however the Indian celebrity did not defend the title.
Two-time world champion Anderson Peters took the third sport with a throw measuring 86.62m.
“Crucial competitors for me this 12 months is Paris Olympics, however Diamond League conferences are necessary too. This was the opener for me this season, I completed second with a slender two-centimetre margin however subsequent time I’ll strive to attract far and attempt to win,” Chopra mentioned.
The subsequent Diamond League assembly which has males’s javelin as a self-discipline will likely be held in Paris on July 7.
Chopra additionally thanked the Indian diaspora in Qatar for supporting him.
“The assist I get from the Indian individuals right here in Qatar is all the time superb, there aren’t phrases sufficient for me to thank them for his or her assist.
“Possibly in some years the Indian will throw actually far! I really feel actually proud that I’m an Indian”. At every Diamond League assembly, athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 factors for rating first to to eighth respectively.
The highest six javelin throwers will compete within the Diamond League Finals in Brussels on September 13-14 and the winner will carry the Diamond League champion’s trophy.
Printed – Might 11, 2024 02:33 pm IST
