Neeraj Chopra 1st Indian to win Diamond Trophy

Neeraj Chopra on Thursday became the first Indian to win the Dimond Trophy, the prestigious title in the finale of the Diamond League series in men’s javelin. The 24-year-old, the Olympic champion from Tokyo, threw 88.44m to finish on the top step of the podium. Rest of the five competitors proved no competition for the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist and in the end, he sealed the contest quite comprehensively. Neeraj registered a throw of 88.44m in his second attempt and he followed it up with a 88m throw in his third attempt and 86.11m in his fourth attempt. Neeraj's fifth attempt was 87m while his last attempt was 83.6m. 

Golds,Silvers done, he gifts a 24-carat Diamond this time to the nation

Ladies & Gentlemen, salute the great #NeerajChopra for winning #DiamondLeague finals at #ZurichDL with 88.44m throw.

FIRST INDIAN AGAIN #indianathletics

X-*88.44*-86.11-87.00-6T pic.twitter.com/k96w2H3An3

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) September 8, 2022

Neeraj finished ahead of Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch and Germany's Julian Webber to script history. The Indian javelin star began with a foul while Vadlejch took the lead in the first attempt with 84.15m throw. However, Neeraj threw 88.44m in his 2nd attempt and it was not bettered till the end of the competition.