Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Zurich final on August 28 with a spectacular performance in the 2025 Diamond League. Broke the national record with 90.23m throw, also won gold in Paris. They are second in standing with 15 points.
Diamond League 2025: Neeraj Chopra has secured a place in the final of the men’s spear throw event of Diamond League 2025 held in Zurich, Switzerland. The two -time Olympic medalist Silesia did not join the Diamond League. With 15 points from two DL demonstrations this season, Chopra has already ensured his qualifications for the finals on August 27 and 28. The final throwing of the men’s javelin to decide the champion of the Diamond League will be on 28 August.
Neeraj Chopra is in great form
27 -year -old Neeraj Chopra is in excellent form this year. He won the Paris League with a throw of 88.16 meters, after an attempt of 90.23 meters of national record in Doha. He finished second after Julian Weber of Germany. Both Chopra and Weber are in second place with 15 points. The London is at the top of standing with 17 points from the 2012 Olympic champion, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott with 17 points. Walkot finished second in Silesia with an effort of 82.54 meters.
Two-time world champions Anderson Peters and Luiz Maurisio da Silva of Brazil are expected to be involved in the final in the men’s javelin throw line-up in Zurich. Chopra won the Diamond League Trophy in 2022 and was runner -up in 2023 and 2024. He has not yet officially confirmed his participation in the Zurich final. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who won a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has left the Diamond League Circuit this year.