Javelin Throw

Diamond League Final 2023: Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd with 83.80m effort; Jakub Vadlejch crowned winner

Olympic and world champion Chopra, who had just last month become the first Indian to win World Championships gold, finished second with a best effort of 83.80 metres in his second attempt.

Diamond League Finals 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd with 83.80m throw; Jakub Vadlejch crowned champion

Diamond League Finals 2023 Eugene Highlights: Neeraj Chopra misses out on the top spot by a whisker, surrendering the crown to Czech rival Jakub Vadlejch.

Diamond League Finals 2023 LIVE streaming: When and where to watch Neeraj Chopra in javelin throw event?

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.

'Showing how it's done': Neeraj Chopra hailed on social media after 88.77m throw in World Athletics Championships

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Chopra not only topped the qualification round of the javelin throw event and was comfortably ahead of his competitors. He needed just one throw to book his place in the final.

Neeraj Chopra needs 'one perfect day with favourable weather conditions' to clock 90 metres

Last year at the Stockholm Diamond League, Chopra fell agonisingly short of the 90-meter mark, with his javelin spear soaring to an impressive 89.94 meters

World Athletics Championships: Javelin thrower Kishore Jena gets Hungarian visa, will compete in Budapest

On Wednesday, Jena's visa application was cancelled by the Hungarian embassy in India. It led to Olympic gold-medallist javelin-thrower Neeraj Chopra coming out in support of him and requesting Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar to ‘find a solution.’

World Athletics Championships: Javelin thrower Kishore Jena gets fresh visa appointment at Hungarian embassy

Jena's hopes of competing in the premier athletics event were thrown into doubt after his application for a one-month visa to Hungary was cancelled on Wednesday, with star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra rallying to his support.

Neeraj Chopra's congratulatory call leaves Pakistan javelin thrower Muhammad Yasir elated

Yasir won the bronze with a throw of 79.93 meters during the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok last month

Watch: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra sweats it out in the gym ahead of World Championships

In a clip tweeted by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist was seen performing snatches at the gym.

Neeraj Chopra was not sure about going all in at Lausanne Diamond League

Neeraj Chopra clinched his second consecutive Diamond League title on 30 June by hurling the spear to 87.66m — an effort that was not close to his best in the recent past.