Men's Javelin Throw Final, Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra Finishes 2nd; Surrenders Title To Anderson Peters
Neeraj Chopra 2nd Place Finish, Diamond League 2024: The Indian athlete loses his Diamond League title after finishing second. Here are the details. Read below.
Neeraj Chopra 2nd Place Finish, Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra's tremendous 2024 sees him add yet another honour to his esteemed list of achievements, as the Indian athlete finishes 2nd in the Men's Javelin Throw Final at the Diamond League 2024.
Anderson Peters edged Neeraj Chopra for the first place by the barest of margins, as the Grenadian finished only 1cm ahead of the Indian athlete.
Final Standings Of The Men's Javelin Throw Final at the Diamond League 2024:
- Anderson Peters: 87.87m
- Neeraj Chopra: 87.86m
- Julian Weber: 85.97m
This year's Men's Javelin Throw Final of Diamond League did not feature Paris Olympics 2024 Gold Medalist Arshad Nadeem as he fell short of the qualification standings. The Pakistani athlete had 5 points to his name, which led him to an eighth-place finish.
The reason behind Arshad Nadeem's failure to qualify for the final is the fact that he has not participated in any event since his historic Gold medal win at the Olympics 2024.
Neeraj Chopra, with his second-place finish, has unfortunately surrendered his title, and even though he is having a remarkable 2024, Neeraj Chopra has now lost his Diamond League and Olympics title this year.
Men's Javelin Throw Final, Diamond League 2024 | As It Happened
The defending champion from India was up against some fierce competition, as the likes of Jakub Vadlejch and Anderson Peters were up against him, alongside four other competitors. Upon his arrival, he was greeted with cheers around the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Olympic & World Champion from India 🇮🇳
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) September 14, 2024
NEERAJ CHOPRA 🫶 pic.twitter.com/mupUJUyAUQ
List of Participants In The Men's Javelin Throw Final:
- Anderson Peters - Grenada
- Julian Weber - Germany
- Jakub Vadlejch - Czechia
- Neeraj Chopra - India
- Andrian Mardare - Moldova
- Roderick Genki Dean - Japan
- Artur Felfner - Ukraine
In his first attempt, he straight away went to second position with a brilliant throw of 86.82m, which was followed by an attempt of 83.49m.
Watch Neeraj Chopra's first throw video here:
With his first attempt, Neeraj Chopra hits 8⃣6⃣.8⃣2⃣m 💥
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) September 14, 2024
Watch the Javelin Champion in the #DiamondLeagueFinal at Brussels, LIVE on #JioCinema & #Sports18-3#DiamondLeagueonJioCinema #DiamondLeagueonSports18 pic.twitter.com/Sbw3Jf1yIM
What grabbed the eyeballs of everyone in the stadium and viewers around the world was Neeraj Chopra's third attempt, which went to 87.86m, which was agonisingly 0.01m (or say 1cm) off the top position (87.87m attempt from Anderson Peters).
Watch Neeraj Chopra's best attempt of the night here:
Neeraj Chopra hits 8⃣7⃣.8⃣6⃣ m with his third attempt and is placed 2nd!
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) September 14, 2024
Watch the 🇮🇳 athlete in the #DiamondLeagueFinal at Brussels, LIVE on #JioCinema & #Sports18-3#DiamondLeagueonJioCinema #DiamondLeagueonSports18 pic.twitter.com/aXI90296Ob
Neeraj Chopra's 3rd Attempt is 87.86m
— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) September 14, 2024
Just 1 cm behind the Peters (87.87m) 🤯 pic.twitter.com/3FsEAG9a5U
The Indian hopes of seeing Neeraj Chopra started hitting the rock bottom, as the Indian athlete delivered the successful attempts of 82.04m and 83.30m.
However, his last attempt too, was not enough to gain a first-place finish, as Anderson Peters is now the Diamond League champion and takes that title from India's Neeraj Chopra.
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