Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League 2024 Highlights: Neeraj finishes second in Men’s Javelin final, registers Season Best throw

A season’s best throw for Neeraj Chopra and he falls just short of that 90m mark. The Season Best throw of 89.49 takes him to second in the standings.

Final standings:

Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 90.61

Neeraj Chopra (India) - 89.49

Julian Weber (Germany) - 87.08

A 90.61m throw in his final attempt for Anderson Peters! Breaks the previous record of 90.16 held by Keshorn Walcott in 2015. 

Only the top three have a last attempt with the javelin in hand. Peters, Weber and Neeraj the only three left in contention. 

A throw of 85.58 brings Neeraj back into the top 3! Reserves his best on the night for the most recent throw, usurping Ukraine’s Felfner who has a best throw of 83.38. 

Jakub Vadlejch registers his best throw of the night in the fourth attempt. The 82.03m throw isn’t enough to improve his standing.

Neeraj only manages an 82.34m throw in his fourth attempt. Remains outside the podium places with a best throw of 83.21. 

At the end of three throws, the order switches to the current leader throwing first. Peters will start the fourth set followed by Weber, Felfner and Neeraj. 

Jakub Vadlejch registers his first 80+ throw of the night, moving into provisional sixth place with a throw of 81.76. Julius Yego pushes him down to seventh with a 83.00m throw.

An 83.13m throw means Neeraj will remain in fourth place behind Peters, Weber and Felfner. Neeraj’s best remains his second round throw of 83.21m. 

Ukraine’s Artur Felfner throws 83.38 to move into third place ahead of Neeraj. 

An even better second throw from Anderson Peters with 88.49m. Weber too improves in second place registering an 87.08m throw.

Neeraj Chopra registers a 83.21 to move back up into third place in the standings. Anderson Peters leads with a 86.36m throw. 

Roderick Genki Dean from Japan registers a season best 83.19m throw to jump into third place, pushing Neeraj down into fourth. 

A 85.07m throw sends Julian Weber of Germany into provisional second place ahead of Neeraj. 

Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejch, who currently leads the standings, begins with a foul. Trinidad and Tobago’s Anderson Peters records a 86.36m throw to move to the top. 

The first throw in the final is from Paris 2024 silver medallist Neeraj Chopra who manages a 82.10m throw. 

The first throw in the Lausanne Diamond league 2024 men’s javelin final is imminent.

Dina Asher Smith from Great Britain wins the 100m with a season best 10.88 ahead of Tamari Davis (USA) and Mujinga Kambundji (SUI). 

World lead: Arshad Nadeem - 92.97m

Meeting Record: Keshorn Walcott - 90.16m (2015)

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins the 1500m with a meet record time of 3:27.83 ahead of Paris 2024 gold medallist Cole Hocker from USA. Hobbs Kessler (USA) finishes third.

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem landed the javelin at a Olympic-Record distance of 92.97m to win the gold medal. Across 11 competitions, this was the first time Arshad had secured a better finish than Neeraj Chopra. 

Arshad will not take part in this leg of the season after flying back home following his triumph in Paris.

Neeraj Chopra (IND); SB - 89.45; PB - 89.94. 

Roderick Genki Dean (JPN); SB - 82.48; PB - 84.28. 

Lassi Etelatalo (FIN); SB - 84.67; PB - 86.44. 

Artur Felfner (UKR); SB - 83.95; PB - 84.32. 

Andrian Mardare (MDA); SB - 84.13; PB - 86.66. 

Edis Matusevicius (LTU); SB - 85.68; PB - 89.17. 

Anderson Peters (GRN); SB - 88.63; PB - 93.07. 

Jakub Vadlejch (CZE); SB - 88.65; PB - 90.88. 

Julian Weber (GER); SB - 88.37; PB - 89.54. 

Julius Yego (KEN); SB - 87.72; PB - 92.72.

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn wins the Women’s 100m hurdles with a season best time of 12.35 ahead of USA’s Grace Stark and Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent.

Kenya’s Emmanual Wanyonyi registers a new Personal Best and a World Lead, winning the men’s 800m with a time of 1:41.11. Canada’s Marco Arop finishes second with 1:41.72 ahead of France’s Gabriel Tual (1:42.30). 

Matthew Hudson-Smith wins the men’s 400m with a time of 43.96 ahead of Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga and Botswana’s Busang Kebinatshipi. 

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What time will Neeraj Chopra start in javelin throw at the Lausanne Diamond League?

Neeraj Chopra’s event at the Lausanne Diamond League will start at 12:12 AM IST on August 23.

Where to live stream Neeraj Chopra at the Lausanne Diamond League?

The live streaming of Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw event will be available on the JioCinema app and website. The live telecast will be available on Sports18.

Paris Olympics silver medallist Neeraj Chopra confirmed last week that he will be taking part in the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday. 

Neeraj, who got a season-best of 89.45 metres in Paris, has participated in just one Diamond League event, in Doha, this season due to a groin injury. Despite his solitary appearance, Neeraj sits in fourth place in the standings.

The reigning world champion was expected to undergo surgery after the Summer Games, but confirmed that he had postponed the treatment until the end of the season.

Also taking part in Lausanne are Olympic bronze medallist Anderson Peters and Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Jakub Vadlejch. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who won gold in Paris, will not be in action.

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