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A historic feat: Neeraj Chopra becomes Diamond League Champion

Neeraj Chopra added yet another feather to his cap as he came 1st in the Diamond League Final in Zurich. As a result, he has become the first Indian to win the Diamond League Trophy. The ace javelin thrower registered a throw of 88.44m in his second attempt, enough for him to seal the contest for himself. The rest of the five competitors delivered no competition for the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist. Neeraj registered a throw of 88.44m, 88m, and 86.11m  in his second, third and fourth attempts respectively. Neeraj’s fifth attempt was 87m while his last attempt was 83.6m. Earlier, Chopra had made a stunning return from a one-month injury by winning the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League series and qualifying for the two-day finals. He had missed the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (July 28 to August 8) due to a minor groin injury that he had suffered during his silver-winning performance in the World Championships in the USA in July.

The 24-year-old superstar hit form immediately on return as he threw the spear to 89.08m in his first attempt to seal the win in style in Lausanne on July 26. It looked like the injury had not happened at all as he produced his third career-best effort.

Apart from the result, Chopra would be pleased with his remarkable consistency. In the six events he participated in this year, he finished at least second in each of them. The 88m mark was breached six times, the 89m barrier was felled thrice, and the national record was written twice. Chopra’s season average was an outstanding 88.59m. He now heads into a two-week vacation before returning home. 

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