Neeraj Chopra did not play in Diamond League, world champion at number two

Sep 1 World champion Neeraj Chopra failed to clinch the top spot in the Diamond League javelin throw but finished the final round with an 85. Finished second by throwing a throw of 71 meters. The 25-year-old Chopra, an Olympic champion, shot 80. 79 m, 85. 22 meters and 85. Threw three valid throws of 71 meters while the remaining three throws were fouls. He finished second behind Jakub Valash (85.86m) of the Czech Republic.

Yakub won a bronze medal in the World Championship. Chopra said after the competition on Thursday that he was fully fit but tired after the World Championships in Budapest. He said, “I am feeling very good now because everyone was tired after the World Championship. We gave our 100 per cent there. My focus in this tournament was to stay healthy as we now have to focus on Eugene (Diamond League Final on 17th September) and Hangzhou (Asian Games from 23rd September). ,

Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Finals with 23 points from three events. He had won the Diamond League last year. He qualified in third place behind Jacobs (29 points) and Julian Weber (25 points). He finished third because he missed the Monaco leg of the Diamond League, in which Jacobs and Weber participated, due to injury.

Chopra had won the Doha (May 5) and Lausanne (June 30) stages. This was followed by an 88 at the World Championship in Budapest. Won gold by throwing a throw of 17 meters. Chopra, a Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, said he did not push himself too hard in Zurich in a bid to remain fully fit for the upcoming events. Before the competition, he said that after the World Championship he had pain in his shoulder and back. He said that he is not 100 per cent fit after the groin injury he sustained during practice in May-June.

“My focus is on staying healthy and also giving my 100 per cent in the upcoming events. Sometimes you have to listen to your body. That’s why I didn’t push much. ”””’ He said, ” Sometimes the first goal is to stay fit. I gave my best but the focus was on health only. I usually practice in Europe in winter as it is easier to travel. That’s why spent a few months in England and then played in Budapest in the summer.

The points scored so far will not matter in the Diamond League Finals and the winner will be the winner. The Diamond League has four individual stages with different prize money. Chopra got $6000 in Zurich while the winner got $12000. The top six qualify for the finals. The winner of the Eugene final will receive $30,000, while the runner-up will receive $12,000 and the third-place finisher $7,000. In the men’s high jump, Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with a throw of 7. Jumped 99 meters. He also qualified for the Diamond League Finals by finishing third with 14 points.

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