Neeraj chopra 90m: On Friday, 16 May, Neeraj Chopra became the first Jewelin throw athlete in history to cross the 90 meter mark. He created history by throwing a spear 90.23 meters away in Doha Diamong League 2025, which is also Neeraj Chopra Longest Throw in Neeraj Chopra’s career. Despite this, why couldn’t this Indian athlete win a medal? You will get the answer here.
Neeraj Chopra achieved the lead by throwing a spear 88.44 meters away in his first throw. His second throw foul was, but in the third throw he created history by covering a distance of 90.23 meters. Other athletes also congratulated him on this special achievement.
Why not get the medal?
There is no rule to give medals in the Diamond League. For this you have to understand what is the Diamond League. 14 different events are conducted in the Diamond League, where female and male athletes participate in 16 different sports. The athletes living in the first three places do not get any medal, but they are given points.
Neeraj Chopra finished second despite 90 meters
Till the last moments of the event, Neeraj Chopra was walking in the first place, but the Julian Weber of Germany had come down something else. In his last attempt, Julian Weber won the gold medal by throwing 91.06 meters away, while Neeraj had to be satisfied with the second place. In third place was Anderson Peters of Granada, who threw a javelin 85.64 meters away.
Let us know that Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, who was a gold medal winner in the Paris Olympics, did not participate in this event. He is busy preparing for the Asian Athletics Championship. Talking about Neeraj Chopra, he was soon to participate in the ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ tournament, but this event was further postponed due to Indo-Pak tension. Earlier, Neeraj Chopra’s best throw was 89.94 meters, this distance was achieved in 2022 in the Stockhom Diamond League. Apart from this, he threw a javelin 89.49 meters away in 2024 Lausane Diamond League.
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