Diamond League final Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: The Indian ace javelin thrower is in action.© AFP
Neeraj Chopra Live Javelin Throw Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra is currently lying second after the first three round of throw. Neeraj’s best came in his second attempt as he threw 83.80m throw. All the Indian fans will be focused on the Olympic champion’s event at the 2023 Diamond League as he aim to make history. The 25-year-old Chopra lifted the Diamond League champion’s trophy in Zurich last year and he would be looking to do the same again after dominating the season which saw him win his maiden World Championships title in Budapest in August. If Chopra holds the trophy and pockets the USD 30,000 prize money at the Prefontaine Classic, he will become only the third man to defend the DL overall title, though the format changed in 2017.
LIVE Updates – Neraj Chopra | Javelin Throw | Diamond League final 2023, Straight from Eugene, USA
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01:13 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra javelin Live: Poor third attempt!
Neeraj can only manage a 81.37m throw in his third attempt. Meanwhile, Finland’s Oliver Helander has come up with a 83.74m throw to be third at the moment!
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01:11 (IST)
Diamond League final Live Updates: How things stand!
The top three throws so far:
1. Vadlejch – 84.01
2. Chopra – 83.80
3. Helander – 83.67
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01:08 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: That’s more like it!
After a false start, Neeraj Chopra has climbed to the second position in the table with a throw of 83.80m. Not the best of his throws but it is enough for the time being!
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01:02 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra javelin Live: Bad start!
Neeraj Chopra first throw has been disqualified! He lies at the bottom of the table after the first round of throws! Czech Republic Jakub leads with a 84.01m throw!
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00:59 (IST)
Diamond League final Live Updates: Action begins!
Action starts! Neeraj Chopra is the fifth inline for the first throw. There are only six competitors!
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00:51 (IST)
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00:43 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Less than 10 minutes to go!
Defending Diamond League champion, world champion and Olympic champion Chopra has a season’s best of 88.77m in the qualifying round in Budapest, the second best distance on the world list this year.
Besides defending his title, he would also be looking to throw 90m for the first time, a distance which has eluded him so far. The Indian will be returning to Hayward Field where he won silver in the 2022 World Championships behind Anderson Peters of Grenada who will also be in action on Saturday.
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00:23 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra javelin Live: A terrific career so far!
Chopra had become only the third javelin thrower in history to hold both the Olympic and World Championships crowns after winning the worlds title in Budapest with a throw of 88.17m.
Just a few days after winning the World Championships title, he competed in the Zurich DL leg on August 31 when he finished second behind Vadlejch, the first time Chopra could not finish in top spot this season.
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00:21 (IST)
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00:19 (IST)
Diamond League final Live: All eyes on Neeraj!
Chopra, who has a personal best of 89.94m, won two individual DL meetings in Doha on May 5 and Lausanne on June 30 before clinching a historic gold in the World Championships.
In between Doha and Lausanne, he suffered a groin strain while training and that kept him out of competition for nearly one month.
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00:07 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Changes in rules
The Diamond League began in 2010 but the format of having a winner-takes-all grand finale, competed among top six (top eight earlier) on the basis of accumulated points in individual legs, was introduced in 2017. Before that points of all meeting series were added with the grand finale carrying two times of that of individual legs.
Vitezslav Vesely of Czech Republic was DL champion in 2012 and 2013, while compatriot Jakub Vadlejch, who is Chopra’s current closest rival, did the same in 2016 and 2017.
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23:43 (IST)
Diamond League final Live Updates: The javelin throw entry list
Javelin throw Entry list
Neeraj Chopra (INDIA)
Oliver Helander (FINLAND)
Andrian Mardare (MOLDOVA)
Anderson Peters (GRENADA)
Curtis Thompson (USA)
Jakub Vadlejch (CZECH REPUBLIC)
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23:42 (IST)
Diamond League final Live: Chopra eyes history
If Chopra holds the trophy and pockets the USD 30,000 prize money at the Prefontaine Classic, he will become only the third man to defend the DL overall title, though the format changed in 2017.
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23:28 (IST)
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23:26 (IST)
Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj on a roll!
The 25-year-old Chopra lifted the Diamond League champion’s trophy in Zurich last year and he would be looking to do the same again after dominating the season which saw him win his maiden World Championships title in Budapest in August.
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22:49 (IST)
Diamond League final Live Updates: Hello and welcome
Welcome to the live coverage of the Diamond League final where Neeraj Chopra will be in action!
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