Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond League 2022. Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League with his first throw of 89.08m.
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra scored another historic feat on Friday. Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond League 2022. Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League with his first throw of 89.08m.
Recently, Neeraj had given India a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships. He became only the second athlete after Anju Bobby George (2003) to do so. In the final, Neeraj won the silver medal by throwing the javelin at a distance of 88.13 meters.
Did Not Participate In The Commonwealth Games
Neeraj Chopra sustained an injury during the javelin final at the World Athletics Championships. In the final, Neeraj was also seen wearing a thigh bandage. Now Neeraj was unable to participate in the Commonwealth Games due to the same injury. Neeraj, who won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, was unable to participate in 2022 due to an injury.
First Indian To Win The Diamond League Crown
Neeraj Chopra, a resident of Khandara village near Panipat in Haryana, became the first Indian to win the Diamond League crown. Before Chopra, discus thrower Vikas Gowda is the only Indian to finish in the top three at the Diamond League match. Gowda finished twice in New York in 2012 and second in Doha in 2014 and Shanghai and Eugene on two occasions in 2015.
Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Jacob Wadledge finished second with a best throw of 85.88m, while American Curtis Thompson finished third with a best effort of 83.72m.
Chopra also qualified for the Diamond League final in Zurich on 7 and 8 September. He also became the first Indian to do so. He also qualified for the 2023 World Championships by surpassing the 85.20m qualifier in Budapest, Hungary.
