India's star Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra took first place in the Golden Spike Meet on Tuesday. He is ranked number-1 for the second consecutive tournament. Neeraj took first place in the Paris Diamond League on June 20 6 days ago.
In the tournament held at the Czech Republic (Austra) on Tuesday night, Neeraj threw 85.29 m and took first place. South Africa's Dove Smit (84.12 m) finished second with personal best performance and Granada's Anderson Peters (86.63 m) third. Neeraj is currently on the continental tour of World Athletics. Nine players participated in the tournament. He also won the Paris Diamond League in 2016.
Neeraj Chopra made a third attempt at 85.29 m javelin throw.
Neeraj's best throw came in the third attempt Neeraj Chopra's best throw came in the third attempt in the competition. He started with the foul. Then he scored 83.45 meters. Neeraj came topped with a throw of 85.29 meters. He scored 82.17 meters and 81.01 m respectively in the next two threads. The last throw was a foul.
Will participate in classic throw in Bengaluru on July 5 Neeraj Chopra, a two -time Olympic medalist, will now participate in the first Neeraj Chopra classic on July 5. The event was originally to be held on May 24, but it was postponed till July 5 due to border tensions between India and Pakistan.
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