Neeraj Chopra Created History: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has made a comeback after recovering from injury. Neeraj Chopra created history by winning the Lausanne Diamond League 2022 title with his best throw of 89.08m on Friday. With this Neeraj Lausanne has become the first Indian player to win the Diamond League 2022.
Neeraj Chopra has also reached the final of the Diamond League in Zurich on 7 and 8 September with the same victory. He is the first Indian to achieve this feat. He has also qualified for the 2023 World Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Neeraj threw the javelin 89.04 meters away in the first attempt to achieve this title. This is the third best effort of his career. After this, he threw 85.18 meters in the second attempt, while he skipped the third attempt. Then Neeraj’s fourth attempt was called a foul and he decided to stay away from the fifth attempt.
Neeraj Chopra Did not Play in CWG Due to an Injury
Neeraj Chopra, He could not participate in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham due to injury. Chopra, who hails from Panipat in Haryana, has become the first Indian to win a Diamond League title. Throwing player Vikas Gowda is the only Indian to make it to the top three of the Diamond League meet before Chopra. Neeraj Chopra Created History.
Neeraj Chopra had a Stretch in Her Waist
It is worth noting that before the Commonwealth Games this year, Neeraj Chopra had a strain on his back during the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Oregon, USA. For this reason, he was not able to participate in the CWG 2022 Games as well. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem won gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in the absence of the Indian legend.
The Athletic Federation of India had decided not to risk Neeraj Chopra in any upcoming events to ensure a speedy recovery. But he made a quick recovery from injury and on 26 August created history once again by winning the 89.04 title in the Lausanne Diamond League. Neeraj will now play the Diamond League Grand Final to be held in Zurich from 7 September.
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