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Lausanne Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra Finishes At Top Spot With Throw Of 87.66m, Murali Sreeshankar Ends At 5th
Lausanne Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched the top honour at Lausanne with a best throw of 87.66m, while long jumper Murali Sreeshankar finished 5th.
Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra bagged top honour in Lausanne.© Twitter
Lausanne Diamond League 2023 Highlights: India's ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched the top honour at the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 with a best throw of 87.66m. He faltered in his first and fourth attempt before making it big in the fifth one that helped him bag the top spot. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist returned to action after a one-month injury lay-off. The 25-year-old superstar had made a perfect start to the Diamond League season with a top podium finish in Doha, Qatar, on May 5. On the other hand, star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar failed to make it count with a fifth spot finish at Lausanne.
Here are the Highlights of Lausanne Diamond League 2023, Javelin Throw and Long Jump event:
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- 00:52 (IST)Diamond League Lausanne LIVE: Good comeback from Neeraj!Neeraj Chopra has thrown the javelin to a distance of 85.04m in his third attempt and with it he has taken the second position as of now. On the other hand, Murali Sreeshankar jumped 7.59m in his fourth attempt and he is currently at the fifth position.
- 00:35 (IST)Diamond League Lausanne LIVE: Neeraj Chopra falters in first attempt!A poor start for Neeraj Chopra, who is making a comeback after an injury layoff. He has faltered in the first attempt. On the other hand, Murali Sreesankar has jumped 7.88m in his third attempt and is currently at the third position.
- 23:57 (IST)Neeraj Chopra at Diamond League Live: Will injury affect him?Neeraj is making a comeback after suffering a muscle strain he suffered during training last month due to which he withdrew from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. Additionally, the 25-year-old skipped the just-finished Bhubaneswar National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships.
- 23:54 (IST)Diamond League Lausanne LIVE: Can Neeraj cross 90m?Chopra's competition includes Anderson Peters from Grenada, (PB: 93.07m), Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Jakub Vadlejch from the Czech Republic (PB: 90.88m), Johannes Vetter from Germany (PB: 97.76m), and former Olympic medalist Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago (PB: 90.16m).
- 23:45 (IST)Diamond League Live: Sreeshankar up against some top namesSreeshankar will go up against Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou (PB: 8.60m) and Simon Ehammer (PB: 8.45m). The long-jump entry list includes 2019 World Champion Tajay Gayle (PB: 8.69m) and Yuki Hashioka (PB: 8.36m).
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