Neeraj Chopra, suffering from a hernia before the Paris Olympics, was 4th for 4 attempts, dropped to 3rd after 5th, but the Haryana lad produced a brilliant final throw. When he threw the javelin, all eyes were on him. Everyone knows he is a fighter. Not one to give up like that. This was also proved. When he threw the javelin, the javelin left his hand and fell 89.49 meters away. He then had a smile on his face as he moved from fourth to second.
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Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished first with a final throw of 90.61m. Let me tell you that Anderson finished third in the Olympics with a throw of 88.54 meters. That means he won the bronze medal. Here he achieved a high position. Germany’s Julian Weber finished third with a best throw of 87.08 meters.
This was Neeraj Chopra’s performance in the Lausanne Diamond League.
Earlier, Neeraj’s first throw was 82.10 meters. He finished third after the first attempt. Meanwhile, Andersen Peters of Grenada finished first with a throw of 86.36m while Germany’s Julian Weber finished second with a throw of 85.07m. Neeraj did slightly better in the second round and threw 83.21m, but it was not enough to reach the summit.
Grenada’s Anderson Peters took the early lead.
On the other hand, Andersen Peters of Grenada maintained his lead with a great throw of 88.49 meters. Germany’s Julian Weber also tried to give him a tough fight with a throw of 87.08m, while Neeraj managed to throw 83.13m in the third round. Here, Artur Fellner of Ukraine edged Niraj to fourth place with a throw of 83.38 meters.
Neeraj Chopra will be out of action for the next two months, may undergo surgery.
Neeraj threw the fourth throw of 82.34 meters and could not improve his position. However, in the 5th round throw, Neeraj threw 85.58 meters and finished third. In the end, Neeraj excelled and bagged second place. Let us tell you here that Neeraj Chopra will be away from the game for the next two months. It is possible that he will undergo surgery. He said during the Paris Olympics that he could not perform at his best due to injury.