Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to win Diamond League

Neeraj Chopra makes history, becomes first Indian to win Diamond League event.

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Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to qualified for the Diamond League Finals in Zurich next month.

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Neeraj Chopra qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary which has a qualification mark of 85.20m.

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Neeraj Chopra opened with an impressive 89.08m was his career's third best throw.

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Neeraj Chopra career's first & second best was 89.94m and 89.30m respectively.

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Neeraj Chopra’s second throw lands a slightly shorter at 85.18m.

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Neeraj's final throw measured 80.04 m.

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Neeraj Chopra who skipped the recent Birmingham Commonwealth Games with an injury.

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After the event Chopra said “I am delighted with my result tonight. 89m is a great performance".

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