Diamond League Final 2025: Neeraj Chopra could not succeed in winning the title in the final of the Zurich Diamond League. Julian Weber of Germany won the first position and won the title.
Diamond League Final 2025: India’s star spear throw player Neeraj Chopra missed out on winning the title in the Diamond League final in Zurich on Thursday. Julian Weber of Germany performed brilliantly to win a brilliant win. Weber threw 91.51 meters in his second attempt, which was his personal best and this year’s world lead throw. With this throw, Weber won the title.
Neeraj Chopra finished second
Neeraj Chopra threw 84.35 meters in his first attempt and 82 meters in the second attempt, but after this, he fledged for three consecutive fouls. Neeraj’s best throw stood at 85.01 meters, making him second. Apart from this, Keshorn Walkot of Trinidad & Tobago finished third by throwing 84.95 meters javelin. Weber performed very well from the beginning. His first throw was 91.37 meters, making him immediately lead. The difference between Neeraj and Weber was so high that the result of the match was decided almost from the round.
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Won the title in 2022
Please tell that this was Neeraj Chopra’s second Diamond League final. In the year 2022, he won the title by throwing 88.44 meters javelin in Zurich. After this, he reached the finals in 2023 and 2024 as well, but could not win the title. In 2024, he remained just 1 centimeter away from the title. At that time, Anderson Peters of Granada defeated Neeraj by throwing 87.87 meters.
Neeraj Chopra participated in two matches
There were a total of four matches in the Diamond League. Neeraj Chopra participated in only two matches and qualified for the finals with 15 points. He did not participate in Silesia on 16 August and Brussels leg on 22 August. Neeraj last won the Diamond League Trophy in 2022.