Neeraj Chopra made a formidable return to the aggressive subject as he bagged second place in the Doha Diamond League 2024 on Friday. India’s prime javelin thrower completed second behind veteran Jakub Vadlejch along with his finest try of 88.36 meters at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha.
Neeraj, who bagged a Gold in the 2023 version in Doha, failed to achieve an 85-meter mark in his first two makes an attempt however registered an 88.36m throw in the ultimate spherical to clinch a second spot. India’s different competitor Kishore Jena didn’t impress after ending ninth along with his finest try of 76.31 meters.
Vadlejch completed 88.38, simply two centimetres forward of Neeraj, to assert the highest spot in Qatar. The Czech Republican legend had missed the highest spot to Neeraj by 4 centimetres in the 2023 Doha Diamond League. Grenadian javelin thrower Anderson Peters completed third along with his finest throw of 86.62 meters.
Doha Diamond League 2024 standings (Men’s Javelin)
- Jakub Vadlejch: 88.38m
- Neeraj Chopra: 88.36m
- Anderson Peters: 86.62m
- Oliver Helander: 83.99m
- Andrian Mardare: 81.33m
- Edis Matusevicius: 80.05m
- Roderick Genki Dean: 79.34m
- Julius Yego: 78.37m
- Kishore Jena – 77.31m
- Curtis Thompson – 73.46m
Neeraj, 26, fouled in his first try however made a formidable comeback with 84.93m and 86.24m throws in subsequent makes an attempt. Jakub dominated the occasion with a lead from his first try and produced his finest throw of 88.38m in his third try.
Asian Games 2022 gold medalist registered an 86.18m throw in his fourth try and 82.28m in the fifth. Jakub fouled in his final two makes an attempt, giving Neeraj and Anderson an enormous probability to seize a prime spot however each athletes failed to beat their earlier finest in the sixth try. Anderson registered an 86.62m throw in the ultimate try and Neeraj fell simply 0.02 meters in need of Vadlejch’s 88.38m throw.
