Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra misses first spot by 0.01m

Neeraj Chopra finished second in the Diamond League 2024 final with a throw of 87.86m throw in Brussels, Belgium. He missed the top spot by just 0.01m. Anderson Peters won the Diamond League 2024 final with a 87.87m throw.

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Under a tough condition, Neeraj started the final with a 86.82m throw and the Indian fans awake hoped to see another throw close to 90m. But, in the second throw Neeraj could not get his body going and managed a 83.49m throw.

The third attempt was the best effort from the double time Olympic medalist and India's most successful track and field athlete. Neeraj's throw travelled 87.86, just 0.01m behind Anderson Peters' best throw of 87.87m.

Good time to bring back this stat: The last time #NeerajChopra finished outside the top 2 was on June 26, 2021 at the Kuortane Games.

That is 1177 days ago/3 years, 2 months and 20 days ago.

GOAT for a reason 🫡#BrusselsDL | #DLFinal pic.twitter.com/OuqfJP48zm

— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) September 14, 2024

In the fourth and fifth attempt Neeraj's attempts could not cross his best mark as he managed 82.04m and 83.30m throws respectively. In the last throw, Neeraj gave his all but could only manage 86.46m and finished runners-up in the Diamond League 2024 final.

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Neeraj had won the 2022 Diamond League final and then finished second in the following seaon as well. However, with his groin injury still in place, it was quite evident that Neeraj was not at his best.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲 does it AGAIN!

Neeraj Chopra finishes second in the Diamond League men’s javelin throw final. He missed the top spot by 𝟎.𝟎𝟏𝐦 🥲

✅ 1st place - DL Final 2022.
✅2nd place - DL Final 2023.
✅2nd place - DL Final 2024.#NeerajChopra #DiamondLeague pic.twitter.com/kE4AC0OSFB

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) September 14, 2024