July 3, 2017 by admin

Neeraj finishes fifth in Diamond League

Paris, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished a respectable fifth in a 10-man elite field after producing a best effort of 84.67m at the prestigious Diamond League. The 19-year-old, who has a personal best of 86.48m, managed a distance of 84.67m in his third attempt after starting with 79.54m in his first attempt. He threw 81.32m in the second attempt. The world junior champion, however, managed 78.69m and 79.52m in the next two attemps to settle for the fifth position. Germany’s Johannes Vetter managed a distance of 88.74m to clinch the gold medal, Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch bagged the silver with a personal best throw of 88.02m, while Thomas Rohler of Germany finished third with a best effort of 87.23m. The youngster believes this run of competitions will serve him well ahead of the IAAF World Championships, to be held in London in August. Following a three-medal show at the Asian Grand Prix in Jixiang in May, Chopra recently claimed the gold medal at the Federation Cup Athletics meet in Patiala with a meet record throw of 85.63m. Chopra will next take part in the Asian Championship in Bhubaneswar from July 6-9.