Newly crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra had little time to rest and was back in action at the Zurich Diamond League on Thursday, August 1st. Despite being the reigning Olympic gold medalist, he added to his medal collection with a best throw of 85.22 meters, although he didn’t seem to be at his best on that day. Similar to his performance at the World Athletics Championships, Neeraj didn’t have a strong start in Zurich, opening with a disappointing throw of 80.79 meters. Subsequently, it appeared to be an unusual off day for Chopra as he followed up with a foul on both his second and third attempts.
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Neeraj Chopra Shows Resilience at Zurich Diamond League
However, Chopra’s resilience came to the fore yet again as he bounced back to register a throw of 85.22 metres in his fourth attempt. Neeraj’s fifth attempt was another foul but he had done enough to earn himself a chance at the sixth attempt to try and better his best throw where he did better his throw and secured a throw of 88.71m but that wasn’t enough to help him get past Vadlejch’s mark of 88.86m. Julian Weber finished third with a best throw of 85.04m.
Meanwhile, India’s Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth in the men’s long jump at the Zurich Diamond League with his best attempt 7.99m. The 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist’s best attempt came in his first one and even though he remained in contention for a top three finish for a long time, eventually, he finished fifth. However, he was in third in Diamond League standings for the year, helping him secure a place for himself in the Diamond League final.
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