Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Diamond League final in Brussels, will compete with these 5 players
Neeraj Chopra, Diamond League final: The Indian star athlete, who won the 2022 edition of the Diamond League, participated in two series events in Doha and Lausanne and earned 14 points by finishing second. He opted out of the Zurich stage of the meet on Thursday.
Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Diamond League final in Brussels with a season finish of fourth place in the overall standings after 14 series meets. The finale will be a two-day event from September 13-14.
The Indian star athlete who had won the 2022 edition of the Diamond League, competed in two series events in Doha and Lausanne and gathered 14 points by finishing second. He skipped the Zurich leg of the meet on Thursday.
He is two points behind third-placed Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic. Paris Olympics bronze medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada and German star Julian Weber are leading at the top two positions with 29 and 21 points respectively. The 26-year-old has become the second track and field athlete from India to win two Olympic medals. Earlier, he scripted history as he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.