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India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra threw the best throw of the season at the Lausanne Diamond League 2024 in Switzerland on Friday. He threw 89.49 meters in his last attempt. However, he could not throw above 90 meters. Lausanne finished second in the Diamond League with his season's best throw. Neeraj qualified for the final by finishing in the top six in the Diamond League Meeting Series table. With this throw, Neeraj surpassed his Paris Olympics throw of 89.45 meters. Neeraj won the silver medal at the Olympics.
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In the first four throws, Neeraj could not even reach 85 meters. His first throw was 82.10 meters, second 83.21 meters, third 83.31 meters, fourth 82.34 meters. In his fifth throw, Neeraj threw a throw of 85.58 meters. Neeraj reached 89.49 meters in his last throw.
Let us tell you that 3 matches of Diamond League have been played. Neeraj has scored a total of 14 points from both the leg matches. The last leg match for the final will be held in Zurich on 5 September. After the conclusion of the leg matches, the top 6 athletes will get tickets for the final. The Diamond League final will be held on 13-14 September.
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Let us tell you that Neeraj Chopra won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics. In the second attempt, Neeraj scored the best score of 89.45. At the same time, Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold medal by throwing a throw of 92.97 meters. 2 out of 6 throws of Arshad were more than 90.