Neeraj Chopra In Lausanne Diamond League HIGHLIGHTS: Javelin Thrower Wins Silver
Neeraj Chopra In Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: The javelin thrower produced two of his best throws in the final two attempts including a season-best in his final attempt to win silver
That's it then from us tonight. What a champion Neeraj is. Despite that injury, he is yet to finish outside of top two since June 2021. For those following us till well past midnight in India, no words to say thank you. I am sure Neeraj Chorpra's performance (and dare I say our updates) made it worth it for you. Here is a bit of a detailed report. Good night and take care.
BEST THROW OF NEERAJ IN LAST ATTEMPT. But it's less than 90. Neeraj clocks season best again. 89.49 metres. Silver medal finish again for Neeraj Chopra. Superb under pressure from the Indian!
Anderson Peters Sets New Meeting Record with 90.61-metre throw in final attempt.
Neeraj Chopra in top 3 then after round 5. Anderson Peters - 88.49m, Julian Weber - 87.08m, Neeraj Chopra - 85.58m
Big Relief For India and Neeraj. That might have just about sealed a podium finish for Neeraj Chopra!
Neeraj Chopra Goes Past 85 Metres. He has clocked 85.58m to go third. That's more like the champion athlete we know.
Is There A Medal Loading then? It's surely that injury that is bothering him. But even that he was good enough for 89.45 metres in Paris. Has it worsened or is it something else? Anderson Peters - 88.49m, Julian Weber - 87.08m, Artur Felfner - 83.38m Neeraj Chopra - 83.21m- the top 4 after round 4.
It's not his best again. 82.34m goes his fourth row. He has been around that mark 82 to 83 with 2 attempts to go and he will need something special in his last two attempts to get a medal here in Lausanne.
Three More Throws For Neeraj as he finished inside top 8 after the first three rows. Can he push himself to ensure a podium finish here?
Anderson Peters, Grenada ( 88.49m), Julian Weber, Germany (87.08m), Artur Felfner, Ukraine - 83.38m, Neeraj Chopra, India - 83.21m
India cheering on Neeraj Chopra who is struggling with something here. Not in prime fitness either. But he will finish the season before taking a break.
Neeraj Chopra Remains Fourth. He has to go past the 83.38m at this stage to be in the bronze medal position at least.
Fails to clear The 84 M Mark Again, does Neeraj Chopra. Third throw of 83.13m. The champion Indian is struggling this evening at the Laussane Diamond League.
Anderson Peters with a massive effort. 88.49 m throw to better his first attempt. Increases his lead. Can Neeraj Chopra catch up?
Julian Weber - 87.08m
SURPRISE SURPRISE ! It's Artur Felfner with a throw of 83.38m
Neeraj is out of medal contention after round 2 then.
Neeraj Chopra Was Pushed To Fourth with Roderick Genki Dean producing a season best throw in the last throw of the first round but Chopra bettered the Japanese throw by 2 centimetres in his second attempt.
Neeraj Chopra Betters First Attempt with his second throw of 83.21 metres. Remains in medal contention. But not quite his best. Is injury playing on his mind again?
Julius Yego's Underwhelming First Throw. 76.47 metres. Surely a better throw coming from the Kenyan in this Laussane Diamond League somewhere.
Paris Olympics Bronze Medallist Takes Lead Peters has started strongly in the Lausanne Diamond League. 86.36 metres was the distance his javelin flew in the first attempt.
Julian Weber Goes Past Neeraj As Well with a throw of 85.07 m.
Neeraj Chopra Starts With 82.10m. Not the best of starts for the Indian but Grenada's Anderson Peter is on the money. No warm-ups needed for him. 86.36m to take the pole position early in the men's javelin throw event. Jakub Vadlejch's first throw is a foul.
Laussane Diamond League: Dina Asher-Smith produces a season best of 10.88seconds to win the Women's 100m sprint.
1500m men's race also leading to a bit of a delay in the start of the men's javelin throw event.
Bit of wait for the javelin throwers as the Women's 100 metre race was about to start.
Neeraj Chopra Throws First in this Laussane Diamond League.
Reminder once again. No Arshad Nadeem in this league. Pakistan star had beaten Neeraj Chopra to the gold in Paris Olympics 2024.
Only one Feed for Diamond League unlike the Olympics where there was a separate javelin throw feed through which the Indian fans were able to catch live action.
Men's Javelin Throw Live is minutes away. Neeraj Chopra on a hat-trick. What an occasion this promises to be.
About 10 Minutes To Go then for the much-anticipated Neeraj Chopra event.
Not much time left then for the action to begin. Men's Javelin Throw event scheduled to commence past midnight at 12:12 am (Indian Time).
While other athletes might have recorded bigger throws than Neeraj, the Indian's greatest strength is his consistency. Amid injury struggles, will he be ensuring a podium finish again?
Neeraj Chopra Currently At 4th Position in the Diamond League rankings. He won the silver in Doha Diamond League and has 7 points because he skipped the Paris leg of the Diamond League.
After Lausanne, Neeraj Chopra will compete in Zurich on September 5 followed by the Diamond League final in Brussels on September 13-14.
"I was earlier thinking I will compete in the Zurich Diamond League (on Sept 5) and the Diamond League final in Brussels (Sept 14). But now I will compete in the Lausanne Diamond League on August 22.Will take a break after one month when the season winds up)," Neeraj Chopra told the media.
In 2023, Neeraj Chopra had won the Lausanne Diamond League with a best effort of 87.66 metres. In 2022, Neeraj Chopra had won the gold medal with a best effort of 89.08 metres. This is a chance for a rare hat-trick for Neeraj Chopra if he manages to bag a gold in 2024 as well.
Will Injury Be A Concern? It could be bit of a concern because Neeraj Chopra himself admitted that he was not able to push himself physically in the Olympics final. However, his best was enough despite the injury was enough for him to get the silver which means the gold is still within his reach. It will depend on how well he has recovered and how he is feeling on the day.
Neeraj Chopra's season came to a premature end after he won the Gold in Tokyo. However, he and his team seems to have learnt a lesson. They did not return home after the Olympics and Neeraj is competing in the Diamond League, a fortnight after his silver medal win in Paris.
The Men's Javelin Throw event of Lausanne Diamond League is scheduled to commence at 12:12 AM (Indian Standard Time). As per Indian time then, the Neeraj Chopra javelin throw event is actually on August 23.
Been A Fun Ride This Month so far. Not only for the sporting world around this month but also for all of us here at ABP Live. Big shout out to Shivam Sharma, Adarsh Chauhah and Manan Chadha who have been working tirelessly to try and provide you all with the fastest and the most relevant sporting updates. As of tonight, this is me, Saurabh Ganguly, named after the former India captain, who will be taking you throw what could be Neeraj Chopra's third sucessive gold at the Lausanne Diamond League.
No India vs Pakistan in the Lausanne Diamond League. Arshad Nadeem who beat Neeraj Chopra to the gold medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 is not participating in the Lausanne Diamond League. But that doesn't mean this will be an easy tournament for Neeraj by any stretch of the imagination. In Paris, exactly a fornight ago, 85 metres was being breached as if it was a child's play. If the current form of some of Neeraj's competitors are taken into consideration- the likes of Julian Weber and Anderson Peters, Jakub Vadlejch- then this Javelin throw event of Lausanne Diamond League could be one of the most high scoring ones off all times.
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Hello And Welcome everyone to the live streaming of the Neeraj Chopra's Men's Javelin Throw event of the Diamond League. Not long ago, the Indian champion athlete was competing in the Paris Olympics where he won a silver. He will be looking to make it gold in the Lausanne Diamond League.
Background
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates, Javelin Throw 2024 Lausanne Diamond League: No time to rest for Neeraj Chopra who will be in action 14 days after he securing a podium finish at the Paris Olympics 2024, winning a silver medal medal to go with his gold at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The star Indian javelin thrower will be in action in the Diamond League event in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Follow this space for the latest updates on the Diamond League event. The men's javelin throw event in which Neeraj Chopra will be competing will begin past midnight India time but there is no doubt that hardcore Indian sports fans will be wide awake in the hope of a medal as arguably one of India's all time great athletes takes field, battling a niggle and hoping to give his best throw.
Arshad Nadeem, the man who beat Neeraj Chopra to bag the gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024, will not be part of the Lausanne Diamond League. However, that does not mean there won't be any competition for him at the Lausanne Diamond League with the likes of Anderson Peters, Jakub Vadlejch and Julian Weber among others set to feature in the starting list along with Neeraj. All these throwers had a great evening in Paris which suggests this could be a great fight for the gold medal on the cards in Switzerland.
Neeraj Chopra is fresh of two of his season best throws in Paris Olympics. One came in the qualification round while the other of 89.45 metres, the second best throw of his career, bagged him a silver medal in the French Capital. The 90-metres mark has, however, cotinued to elude him and he has gone on record saying 'Let's leave it to the Gods.'
Will India's golden boy be able to breach that mark in this event amid his injury crisis? We shall find out over the course of the next few hours.
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