A file picture of Neeraj Chopra of India. Olympic champion Chopra grew to become the world number one for the primary time in his profession in the newest males’s javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics.
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Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra grew to become the world number one for the primary time in his profession in the newest men’s javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics.
Chopra topped the charts with 1455 factors, 22 forward of Grenada’s reigning world champion Anderson Peters (1433).
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic was third with 1416 factors.
The 25-year-old Chopra rose to world number two on August 30 final yr however was caught behind Peters since then.
In September final yr, Neeraj Chopra received the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich, changing into the primary Indian to win the celebrated trophy.
He received the title on the season-opening Doha Diamond League on May 5 with a throw of 88.67m.
He will subsequent compete on the FBK Games on June 4 in the Netherlands, adopted by the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, on June 13.
