Neeraj Chopra: India’s champion javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra is on the brink of making historical past. Olympic champion Chopra has his eyes set on the Diamond League title. He is ready to debut as a powerful title contender on the Diamond League Finals in Zurich on Thursday. Although this match is not going to be straightforward for the 24-year-old Indian athlete, however his means and achievements present that he can turn into the primary Indian to win this title.

Chopra’s spectacular comeback after damage

Neeraj Chopra, who missed the 2022 Commonwealth Games as a consequence of damage, was out for a month and made a spectacular comeback to qualify for the finals on 26 July by successful the Lausanne stage of the Diamond League sequence. He clinched the title with a throw of 89.08m in his first try at Lausanne. Here he made the third greatest throw of his profession.

Chopra anticipated to win Diamond League Finals title

The celebrity Indian athlete had certified for the finals in 2017 and 2018 as nicely however completed seventh and fourth. The excellent news is that of the 6 javelin throwers within the finals, World Champion Anderson Peters of Grenada is not going to be as a consequence of damage. Chopra’s greatest competitor, Czech Republic’s Olympic silver medalist Yakub Vadlej, might be current right here.

Neeraj Chopra in nice kind

Chopra had received in Lausanne by defeating javelin thrower Valdez 85.88 meters away. But he has thrown above 90 meters this season and has topped the Zurich finals with 27 factors. At the identical time, the Indian participant certified on the fourth place with 15 factors. The prime 6 athletes within the Diamond League desk have certified for the Zurich Finals.

Chopra and Valdez have confronted one another 4 instances this season and the Indian athlete has received whenever. Chopra completed second on the Pavo Nurmi Games on June 14 and the Stockholm Diamond League on June 30, whereas Vadledge completed sixth and fourth. Chopra received silver on the World Championships in Eugene whereas Vadledge received the bronze medal. But the Haryana athlete must be cautious of the 33-year-old veteran as he was the winner of Diamond League Finals in 2016 and 2017.

The winner of every competitors within the Diamond League Finals will obtain a trophy, $30,000 in prize cash and a wild card for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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