India's star athlete Neeraj Chopra was seen in action for the first time after the Paris Olympics. He played in the Lausanne Diamond League. Let us tell you, Neeraj Chopra is suffering from a groin injury during the Paris Olympics, but even after this he participated in the Diamond League. He threw his season's best throw here, but this time again he missed after coming very close to 90 meters. The final of this tournament is to be held next month. Neeraj was the Diamond League champion in 2022 and last year he finished second.

Achieved second place in Lausanne Diamond League 2024

In the Lausanne Diamond League 2024, Neeraj Chopra threw his season best throw of 89.49 meters in his sixth and last attempt, but he once again missed 90 meters. With this, he finished second. At the same time, Anderson Peters secured the first position with 90.61. Let us tell you, Neeraj Chopra threw the javelin 82.10 meters away in his first throw. After this, he covered a distance of 83.21 meters in his second throw. At the same time, he could cover a distance of only 83.13 meters in the third attempt. After this, in the fourth attempt, he was able to throw the javelin 82.34 meters away. Coming back in the fifth attempt, he threw the javelin 85.58 meters away and showed a brilliant performance in the last attempt.

Strong performance in Lausanne Diamond League

Neeraj Chopra won the 2022 Lausanne Diamond League with a distance of 89.08 meters. After this, in 2023, he threw the javelin to a distance of 87.66 meters, even then he was at number one. Let us tell you, there are a total of 4 Diamond Leagues in a year, in which the top athlete gets 8 points. After these 4 rounds, on the basis of points, the top-6 athletes compete against each other in the final to become the champion.

Missed gold medal in Paris Olympics

Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the men's javelin throw event at the Paris Olympics 2024. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold medal with an Olympic record. Arshad Nadeem won by setting an Olympic record with a throw of 92.97 meters. At the same time, Neeraj was able to do a breast throw of only 89.45 meters. Due to which the dream of winning the gold medal in the Paris Olympics was also shattered. During this final, Neeraj fouled 4 out of 6 times. Let us tell you, this time he did not face Arshad Nadeem, because he did not participate in this event.