Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra began his Diamond League title defence with a comfortable win in the season-opening leg ib Doha on Friday, with a world leading and fourth career-best effort. The 25-year-old Chopra, who had pocketed the 2022 Diamond League Final trophy in Switzerland last September, beat a star-studded field with a best throw of 88.67m to begin his season in style. Chopra hit his straps in his first attempt itself with a world-leading throw of 88.67m, which was his fourth career-best effort, to position himself on the top of the pile. He maintained the lead till the end to win the event in his second appearance at the Qatar Sports Club.
Kicking off his 2023 in style! @Neeraj_chopra1 wins the #DohaDL with a throw of 88.67 metres.#DiamondLeague #DLonJioCinema #DLonSports18 pic.twitter.com/Iz41tYZUyo
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 5, 2023
This is the third time Neeraj has topped the field at the Diamond League after the win in Lausanne in August 2022 and the Diamond League Final victory in Zurich. Neeraj's personal best throw of 89.94m came when he finished second at the Stockholm Diamond League in June 2022.
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