India’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is looking to finish on the top in the prestigious and star-studded Paris Diamond League on Friday after having breached the 90m mark already.
Chopra will vie for the gold medal with German ace Julian Weber, two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada and five other competitors in the second Diamond League meeting of the season featuring men’s javelin throw. Five of the listed throwers have hit the 90m mark.
Weber had won the Doha Diamond League on May 16 by prevailing over Chopra. While Weber had recorded 91.06m with his last throw, Chopra had achieved a distance of 90.23m. Weber had also beaten Chopra at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet on May 23 in Poland. Peters had finished third in both events. Chopra had skipped the Paris Diamond League last year to focus on the Olympic Games, where he won the silver.
“Few meetings can boast a field of five javelin throwers over 90m. Foremost among them is Tokyo Olympic champion and Paris silver medallist Neeraj Chopra of India, who is as powerful as he is consistent,” the Paris Diamond League organisers said in a press release.
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