Lausanne Diamond League / 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra creates record, wins gold in Lausanne Diamond League

Lausanne Diamond League: 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra has once again created history. He has won the title of Lausanne Diamond League. Neeraj won the gold medal with a throw of 87.66 metres. Please tell that this is the second gold medal of 'Golden Boy' Neeraj this year. Earlier, he had won the Diamond League title held in Doha in May. In Doha, Neeraj threw the javelin 88.67 meters away.

Neeraj Chopra made a strong comeback after injury. After an injury break of about a month, he landed on the field with a spear. In the fifth round, he won the title with a throw of 87.66 metres. This is Neeraj's eighth international gold medal. Earlier, he had won gold medals in tournaments like Asian Games, South Asian Games, Olympic Games and Diamond League.

India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra wins men's javelin throw title at Lausanne leg of prestigious Diamond League series; throws 87.66 metres to win the spot.

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Starting with foul, know how many throws in which round

Neeraj Chopra started his round with a foul. In the second round, Neeraj made a throw of 83.52 metres. Neeraj scored 85.02 meters in the third round. At the same time, in the fourth round, Neeraj was again fouled by Golden Boy, while in the fifth round, Neeraj threw the javelin 87.66 meters away. With this throw, he came to the first position. In the sixth and last round, Neeraj made a throw of 84.15 metres.

Germany's Julian in second place

Germany's Julian Weber finished second in this event. He won the silver medal with a throw of 87.03 metres. At the same time, Jakub Vadlejche of Czech Republic finished third. He made a throw of 86.13 meters.

The condition of all the throws of Neeraj Chopra

The 25-year-old Chopra, who had missed three consecutive top-of-the-table tournaments last month due to a hamstring strain in training, came back with a bang to win the Diamond League title here with a throw of 87.66m in his fifth round. He started with a foul and then threw 83.52m and 85.04m. He got another foul in the fourth round and threw the winning throw of 87.66m in the next round. His sixth and last throw was 84.15m. But no one could match Neeraj Chopra's fifth throw and he easily won the title.

India finished 5th in long jump

In the men's long jump, India's Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with a jump of 7.88m, which he achieved in the third round. The 24-year-old Sreeshankar, who had finished third at the Paris stage on June 9 for his maiden Diamond League podium finish, had clocked a career-best 8.41m during the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar earlier this month. But he could not continue his performance in the Diamond League.