Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 Javelin throw final highlights: Neeraj finishes at 2nd spot with 83.80m throw

The Indian star didn’t emerge victorious tonight, but he put up a commendable performance under challenging conditions. The World champion will now focus on regrouping and gearing up for the Asian Games, where he aims to defend his title in Hangzhou.

That concludes our coverage of the event! 

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Take a look at the final standings in Diamond League 2023 final

1- Jakub Vadlejch – 84.24m

2 – Neeraj Chopra – 83.80m

3 – Oliver Helander – 83.74m

4 – Andrian Mardare – 81.79m

5 – Curtis Thompson – 77.01m

6 – Anderson Peters – 74.71m

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Jakub Vadlejch covers the distance of 84.24m in his final attempt, which is also the best by any javelin thrower in the evening! The Czech thrower takes the Diamond League trophy home!

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: The India star ends the final with a 80.90m throw, which means he finishes the event at the second spot with a best throw of 83.80m!

Jakub Vadlejch wins the Diamond League final

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Mardare saves his best for the last but sadly for him, it’s not enough to earn him a spot in top-3. He throws 81.79m to finish fourth.

Helander, meanwhile, fails to better his Helander 83.74m mark, meaning he finishes at 3rd.

A forgettable final for Anderson Peters as he finishes at the bottom with the best throw of 74.71m.

Curtis Thompson also fouls, meaning he remains fifth. Best throw – 77.71m.

Not his best of the evening but he will take it as long as Vadlejch has his first spot intact.

No foul but Vadlejch goes 82.58m, keeping him firmly at the top!

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Neeraj doesn’t get much distance in his fifth throw but decides to register the attempt. It’s 80.74m, meaning he will remain second after five attempts

70.65 for Anderson Peters! This has gone from bad to worse for Grenada’s 2022 world champion.

Mardare reaches 80.28, failing to better his best attempt of 81.47. Thompson, meanwhile, has his first foul throw of the evening. Helander also fouls

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: No change in top-3 after Vadlejch and Chopra foul, while Helander fails to cross the 80m mark.

1- Vadlejch – 84.01m

2- Chopra – 83.80m

3 – Helander – 83.74m

Looks like we will have some interesting post-event comments on the conditions in Eugene. A third-successive foul for Vadlejch and that’s the end of fourth attempts

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Neeraj Chopra fouls in his fourth attempt. With no wind in sight, it has become difficult for the throwers to get the desired distance here.

Chopra remains second

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: USA’s Curtis Thompson keeps meandering around the 76m mark yet again – this time with 76.57m throw in fourth attempt. Andrian Mardare goes 78.18, while Oliver Helander fouls. Onto Neeraj Chopra and Jakub Vadlejch…

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Anderson Peters’ return from injury hasn’t gone as planned so far. Forget 80m mark, Peters has failed to clear even 75m as his fourth attempt yields 74.71.

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: No change in top-3 spots after completion of three throws, although Finland’s Helander has improved slightly on his distance

1- Vadlejch – 84.01m

2- Chopra – 83.80m

3 – Helander – 83.74m

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Another foul for Vadlejch but it doesn’t make a difference, as his first attempt of 84.01m remains enough to keep him at the top after completion of first three throws

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: No foul but Chopra fails to better his second throw. He covers distance of 81.37m in his third, and remains at the second position.

Andrian Mardare registers his best attempt so far, with 81.47m throw. Curtis Thompson fails to better his previous attempt with a 73.71m throw, while Anderson Peters fouls and remains at the bottom.

Helander, meanwhile, goes closer to Chopra with 83.74m throw but remains 3rd

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Here are the podium places after second throws

1. Vadlejch – 84.01

2. Chopra – 83.80

3. Helander – 83.67

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Second attempt not registered from Vadlejch. Neeraj remains second

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Finally registers a throw. Neeraj gets the distance of 83.80m in his second throw and jumps to second spot — only 0.17m more than Helander. Vadlejch still in lead

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Curtis Thompson improves to 77.01m while Finland’s Oliver Helander achieves distance of 83.67m in the second attempt. Chopra next

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Jakub Vadlejch, with 84.01m distance, is at top after completion of first attempts

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Neeraj Chopra has a foul throw in his first attempt. Consequently, his throw will not be registered

Curtis Thompson begins the event with a modest 74.16m throw. Adrian Mardare, meanwhile, completes distance of 80.22m

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Vadlejch has covered the most distance of all finalists in this season so far. Will the competitors tonight break their season best timings?

Season best(s) – all in metres

Curtis Thompson – 80.92

Andrian Mardare – 83.04

Anderson Peters – 85.88

Oliver Helander – 87.32

Neeraj Chopra – 88.77

Jakub Vadlejch – 89.51

Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw event is about to begin in the Diamond League final in Eugene. He’s placed at no.5 in the six-man list

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Vadlejch, the winner in Zurich, is one of the strongest opponents to Neeraj in Diamond League, and his stats speak for themselves.

1. Doha – 88.63m (2nd place)

2. Lausanne – 86.13m (3rd place)

3. Monaco – 85.95m (1st place)

4. Zurich – 85.86m (1st place)

Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan secured the Women’s Javelin Throw title with a top throw of 63.78m in Eugene! New Zealand’s Tori Peeters (61.30m) and Mackenzie Little of Australia (61.24) finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final live updates: Chopra expressed some dissatisfaction with the distances he had achieved in his throws in 2023 last month, despite securing important victories. The elusive 90m mark remains a goal for him, and alongside his pursuit of another Diamond League trophy, he aims to check off another accomplishment

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: In the 2022 final, Chopra achieved a distance of 88.44m, securing his historic victory as the first Indian to claim the Diamond League title. Jakub Vadlejch from the Czech Republic finished in second place with a top throw of 86.94m, while Julian Weber took the third spot with a distance of 83.73m.

Murali Sreeshankar in men’s long jump and Avinash Sable in the 3000m steeplechase had both earned spots in their event finals. However, they made the decision to forgo the Eugene meet in order to concentrate on their preparations for the Asian Games in Hangzhou scheduled for September 23rd.

The Diamond League final marks one of Neeraj Chopra’s second-to-last competitive appearances this season before the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. 

Neeeraj will look to defend the title in the Asiad as well, having won a gold medal in the 2018 edition

The women’s final in Javelin throw is underway, as is the men’s high jump and men’s triple jump.

The men’s javelin throw final starts 12:50 AM (IST)

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: Chopra will face tough competition from Jakub Vadlejch, a formidable contender, in his quest to clinch a second Diamond League title in Eugene. Other strong competitors in the mix include two-time world champion Anderson Peters from Grenada and American Olympian Curtis Thompson.

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: In the Zurich event earlier this week, Neeraj admittedly wasn’t at his best, neither did he try to exert as much; he had not only arrived in Zurich merely three days after the World Championship final – where he won gold – but was also down with fever. Still, the world champion finished at second spot on the table.

With a nearly two-week rest now, Neeraj is up and ready to put his best shot for the final.

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: The entry list for the final has some big names including Zurich’s top-spot holder, Jakub Vadlejch.

Neeraj Chopra (India), Oliver Helander (Finland), Andrian Mardare (Moldova), Anderson Peters (Grenada), Curtis Thompson (United States), Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: Here are Neeraj Chopra’s best throws in this year’s Diamond League

Doha: 88.67m (1st)

Lausanne: 87.66m (1st)

Zurich: 85.71m (2nd)

Neeraj Chopra will have a shot at glory yet again as he aims to defend his Diamond League title in Eugene. Last year, he finished at top in the Zurich final with a best throw of 88.44m throw 

Neeraj Chopra Diamond League 2023 javelin throw final: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Diamond League 2023 final in Eugene, as Neeraj Chopra eyes a second-successive title in the tournament!