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Returning from injury, world number one javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra created history at the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland. The Indian track and field athlete had earlier won the Doha leg of the Diamond League in May 2023 with a throw of 88.67m. He had his second consecutive victory at the Lausanne Diamond League with an effort of 87.66 m.
Lausanne Diamond League: Neeraj Chopra wins title with best throw of 87.66m
Reading @ANI Story | https://t.co/WSOfibmh1C#Neerajchopra #LausanneDiamondLeague #diamondleague #athletics pic.twitter.com/1Gkey2cbAz
— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) 30 June 2023
Due to a muscle strain during his training, Neeraj was forced to withdraw from three events in June, including the FBK Games in the Netherlands, the Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist commented that he was a bit nervous after coming back from injury. Despite the thumping victory, Neeraj does not consider it his best performance. However, he feels that his form is slowly coming back.
World No. 1 & Olympic 🥇@Neeraj_chopra1 1st place in Lausanne #diamondleague 2023. With a brilliant throw of 87.66m in his 5th attempt, #TOPSchemeAthlete India’s flag 🇮🇳 is flying high in the Diamond League.#Neerajchopra, pic.twitter.com/c1CWAj52Ts
– Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) 1 July 2023
The 25-year-old star athlete is the defending Olympic champion and the first Asian to win a javelin Olympic gold. Neeraj has won gold at the 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta), 2018 Commonwealth Games (Gold Coast), 2017 Asian Championships (Bhubaneswar), 2016 South Asian Games (Guwahati) and 2016 World Junior Championships (Bydgoszcz). He has won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships held in Ho Chi Minh City, besides a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene.
Neeraj Chopra has won three individual meets and one season finale in the Diamond League.
Topper in every single competition.💪#Neerajchopra #lozendl #skindiansports pic.twitter.com/59cZwl3MQ0
– Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) 30 June 2023
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With the Lausanne Diamond League win, Neeraj Chopra is now number one on the 2023 Diamond League leaderboard with 16 points.
Neeraj Chopra won his second Diamond League title of the season with a throw of 87.66m in Lausanne. Incidentally, Neeraj has now thrown over 87.58m (which won him the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics) in 7 out of 8 events since the Tokyo Games. pic.twitter.com/xjI8rJLnjH
— Jonathan Selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) 30 June 2023
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As soon as Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League title, the reactions started pouring in. One user commented – This guy is not going to stop. Some netizens suggested an improvement in form as it was not his best, and the Olympics would demand better than his previous best. A user advised Neeraj to quit the game and do something else as the gentleman is tired of seeing him dominate every now and then. Another suggested he take over India’s lunar probe Chandrayaan, as his launch would save fuel charges. Another user suggested making Neeraj the youth affairs and sports minister.
Congratulations Neeraj
Abb bored of seeing the same man and sports do something new
Hand over Chandrayaan in their market, fuel cost will be saved
Goat 🙏
— Amar (@iamar1012) 1 July 2023
Yeh banda drama jeet raha hai No PR, no drama, no tattoo just desh ke liye ji jaan sharing ka jazba.
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