In Eugene, Vadlejch won the Diamond League competition with an effort of 84.24 metres, while the Indian javelin thrower managed a best throw of 83.80 metres. With a best throw of 83.80 metres on Saturday at the Diamond League 2023 Final in Eugene, Oregon, India’s Neeraj Chopra came in second place in the men’s javelin throw competition.
The Diamond League Trophy:Neeraj Chopra
In spite of being the first Indian to win the League Trophy, Neeraj Chopra was unable to successfully defend his championship at Hayward Field. Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, the 2016 and 2017 Diamond League champion, captured his third championship with a best throw of 84.24 metres.
In Eugene, none of the athletes exceeded the 85-meter threshold. In 2017, Neeraj Chopra, who currently owns the national record for India with a distance of 89.94m, finished second in the 88.13m event at the global championships.
Neeraj Chopra, the current Olympic and world champion, erred on his first attempt. The 25-year-old began with an 83.80m throw on his second attempt, moving up to second place behind Jakub Vadlejch, who got things going with an 84.01m effort.
Neeraj Chopra only managed one legal throw out of his first four attempts, while Jakub Vadlejch managed an 81.37m throw on his third attempt and another foul from him to maintain the lead.
Jakub Vadlejch, a silver medalist at Tokyo 2020, defeated Neeraj Chopra for the second time this year with his final attempt, recording his best score of the evening. Earlier this month, Vadlejch defeated Neeraj Chopra in the Zurich Diamond League.
The following are Neeraj Chopra’s scores at the Eugene Diamond League 2023 Final: No mark, 83.80m, 81.37m, No mark, 80.74m, and 80.90m
Grenada’s Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion, placed sixth with a throw of 74.71 metres.
Neeraj Chopra won the 2023
European Games champion Julian Weber came second in the Diamond League series with 25 points but missed the final due to injury.
The Diamond League Final was Neeraj Chopra’s penultimate outing this season. His next assignment will be to defend his title at the Asian Games 2023 starting in Hangzhou later this month.
Diamond League series legs in Doha and Lausanne on his way to the final in Eugene, but he had to settle for second place in Zurich. Jakub Vadlejch, who participated in all four qualifying events, took first place with 29 points, while he earned 23 points from three matches to qualify for the Diamond League Final.
Diamond League 2023 Final: Men’s javelin throw results
| Position | Javelin thrower | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) | 84.24m |
| 2 | Neeraj Chopra (IND) | 83.80m |
| 3 | Oliver Helander (FIN) | 83.74m |
| 4 | Andrian Mardare (MDA) | 81.79m |
| 5 | Curtis Thompson (USA) | 77.01m |
| 6 | Anderson Peters (GRN) | 74.71m |
