Neeraj Chopra Becomes First Indian To Win Diamond League Title, Achieves Historic Feat With Throw of 88.44m
Chopra started off with a foul but came back strong with his second attempt, which ended up outclassing everyone in the competition. He finished ahead of Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch and Germany's Julian Webber.
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win the Diamond League title when he won the top prize on September 9. The star javelin-thrower got to this historic achievement with a throw of 88.44m, which came in his second attempt during the competition.
Neeraj Chopra Wins Diamond League Title:
Our Golden Boy brings home a 💎 this time 🤩🤩
(Not a 💍 but a 🏆) 😋@Neeraj_chopra1 adds another historic achievement to his bucket by becoming the 1st Indian to win #DiamondLeague Title with the best throw of 88.44m
Brilliant Effort👏👏
Continue to shine like a 💎#ZurichDL pic.twitter.com/sjkRefvKno
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) September 8, 2022
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