Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra achieved his second personal best of 89.49 metres when he threw the javelin in his sixth and final attempt at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League on Friday, August 23 (India time).
With seven points in Lausanne, Chopra is tied for third place with Weber in the 2024 Diamond League rankings with 15 points. Peters jumped to first place with 21 points.
Neeraj Chopra’s Lausanne Diamond League performance
Neeraj had a timid start with a throw of 82.10m in his first attempt and trailed until the fourth attempt with a best throw of 83.21m. He moved up to third place with a throw of 85.58m before finally securing second place with his best and final throw.
Grenada’s Anderson breaks 90-meter barrier
Two-time world champion and Paris Olympic bronze medalist Anderson Peters of Grenada finished the event in first place with his second throw of 90.61 metres, while Julian Weber of Germany took third place with 87.08 metres.
Peters, who struggled to find form last year, led the competition from start to finish and made his mark on his class with the 90m-plus throw in the sixth attempt in Lausanne. He has a personal best of 93.07m set in 2022.
Czech Jakub Vadlejch, who finished seventh on Thursday (82.03 m), is in second place with 16 points.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throws so far
Neeraj, who set his personal best of 89.94m in the 2022 Diamond League, broke his next-best record twice at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He recorded a throw of 89.34m in the qualification round and followed it up with a throw of 89.45m in the final to secure a silver medal. However, his goal of breaking the 90m barrier remains elusive for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist.
Neeraj will compete in the Zurich Diamond League for the first time on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
| Rank | To throw | Competition | Date |
| 1 | 89.94m | Stockholm Diamond League 2022 | June 30, 2022 |
| 2 | 89.49m | Lausanne Diamond League 2024 | August 23, 2024 |
| 3 | 89.45m | Paris 2024 Olympic Games – F | August 8, 2024 |
| 4 | 89.34m | Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Q | August 6, 2024 |
| 5 | 89.30m | Paavo Nurmi Games (Turkey) | June 14, 2022 |
| 6 | 89.08m | Lausanne Diamond League 2022 | August 26, 2022 |
| 7 | 88.88m | 2023 Asian Games (Hangzhou) | October 4, 2023 |
| 8 | 88.77m | 2023 World Athletics Championships (Budapest) – Q | August 25, 2023 |
| 9 | 88.67m | Doha Diamond League 2023 | May 5, 2023 |
| 10 | 88.44m | Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final | September 8, 2022 |
| 11 | 88.39m | 2022 World Athletics Championships (Oregon) – Q | July 21, 2022 |
| 12 | 88.36m | Doha Diamond League 2024 | May 10, 2024 |
| 13 | 88.17m | 2023 World Athletics Championships (Budapest) – F | August 27, 2023 |
| 14 | 88.13m | 2022 World Athletics Championships (Oregon) – F | July 23, 2022 |
| 15 | 88.07m | Indian Grand Prix 3 (Patiala) | March 5, 2021 |
| 16 | 88.06m | 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta) | August 27, 2018 |
| 17 | 88.00m | Zurich Diamond League 2022 Final | September 8, 2022 |
| 18 | 87.86m | ACNW League Meeting 1 (Potchefstroom) | January 28, 2020 |
| 19 | 87.80m | Federation Cup (Patiala) | March 17, 2021 |
| 20 | 87.73m | 2023 World Athletics Championships (Budapest) – F | August 27, 2023 |
First publication: Aug 23, 2024 | 02:45 AM IST