Neeraj Chopra eyes victory at Paris Diamond League after consecutive runner-up finishes
Neeraj Chopra.
New Delhi: Indian Javelin thrower, Neeraj Chopra, will compete in the Paris Diamond League on June 20th, aiming for his first major victory of the season. This will be his return to the competition after an eight-year absence, and follows two consecutive second-place finishes. Chopra, 27, sat out last year's Paris Diamond League to concentrate on the Olympic Games. His previous appearance in Paris was in 2017, where he placed fifth with an 84.67m throw.
While the complete roster of Paris Games javelin throwers remains unreleased, organizers have confirmed that Neeraj Chopra and Grenada's Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion, are among the five competitors who have already achieved throws exceeding 90 meters.
'Javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra, a double Olympic medalist, and Anderson Peters, a double world champion, are among the five entrants who have already crossed the 90m line in a competition that promises to be a crazy one,' the organisers said.
In both the Doha Diamond League (May 16th) and the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet in Poland (May 23rd), Peters placed third, behind Chopra.
Early in the 2025 season, Chopra won a minor competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, throwing 84.52 meters. Later, at the Doha Diamond League on May 16th, he exceeded 90 meters for the first time, achieving a throw of 90.23 meters, although Julian Weber of Germany secured first place with a throw of 91.06 meters.
One week after a previous second-place finish to Weber, the two-time Olympic medalist again placed second at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland. His best throw of 84.14 meters was considered subpar for his usual performance, although the competition was affected by cold and cloudy weather.
Following a previous competition, Chopra aims to improve his performance at his next DL event in Paris on June 20, the same location where he won a silver Olympic medal in August of the previous year.
Following his Paris Diamond League competition, Neeraj Chopra will participate in the Golden Spike athletics meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic on June 24.
Following his world championship victory, Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra will participate in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, a World Athletics category A event he is hosting in Bengaluru on July 5.
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