Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s Record-breaking Throw To Finish First In Lausanne Diamond League Meet

India’s Golden Boy, Neeraj Chopra was in the headlines when he missed the latest Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Due to an injury, he missed that mega event for India. Now, he made a comeback in the Lausanne Diamond League Meet. But, he did not disappoint his fans once again as he secured first place.

Neeraj Chopra announced his comeback in some style as he won the tournament with a throw of 89.08m. It was his first attempt and it was enough for him to win the league comfortably. The video got viral and fans loved it really. However, Neeraj Chopra himself shared the video on Twitter. He shared it with a caption: “First @Diamond_League win Great night at @athletissima in Lausanne and happy to receive so much support from the stands. Next stop @WeltklasseZH”

Here is the shared video:

https://twitter.com/Neeraj_chopra1/status/1563433510718754823?s=20&t=FvQFieTOmIr6LkyDb1yxxA

Neeraj Chopra became the first ever Indian to win the Diamond League event

Speaking of the video, Neeraj Chopra is gradually progressing to that 90m mark. Now, he won this tournament with a huge throw of 89.08m. In the second attempt, he had a throw of 85.18m. Other athletes were nowhere closer to him. Hence, he decided to skip the third attempt.

Meanwhile, he had a foul throw during the fourth attempt. But, he ended with a throw of only 80.04m in the fifth attempt. But, Neeraj Chopra found it too easy to win this league with the first attempt only. He became the first-ever Indian to win the Diamond League event. Now, with this win, he will now compete in the Diamond League finals in Zurich on 7 and 8 September 2022.

However, after the event, Chopra expressed his joy. “I am delighted with my result tonight. 89m is a great performance. I am especially pleased as I am coming back from an injury and tonight was a good indicator that I have recovered well. I had to skip Commonwealth Games due to injury and I was a bit nervous. Tonight has given me a lot of confidence to finish the season on a high, with a strong performance in Zurich DL Final.” Neeraj Chopra concluded.