Neeraj Chopra records his second-best throw at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League

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.

Complete list of Neeraj Chopra’s top 20 throws (total)
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

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