Olympic champion, javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra on Friday achieved another historic feat. Neeraj Chopra has become the first Indian to win the Lausanne Diamond League 2022. Neeraj Chopra won the Lausanne Diamond League with his first throw of 89.08 meter.
Neeraj Chopra, a resident of Khandara village near Panipat in Haryana has become the first Indian to win the Diamond League crown. Before Chopra, discus thrower Vikas Gowda is the only Indian to finish in the top three in the Diamond League meet. Gowda had finished twice in 2012 in New York and second in Doha in 2014 and Shanghai and Eugene on two occasions in 2015. Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Jakob Wadlejch finished second with a best throw of 85.88m, while USA’s Curtis Thompson finished third with a best effort of 83.72m.
Chopra also qualified for the Diamond League final in Zurich on 7 and 8 September. He also became the first Indian to do so. He also qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary by breaking the 85.20m qualifying mark.
