Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second in Diamond League Final, Misses Crown by 1cm

Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra agonisingly missed Diamond League crown by just one centimeter as he finished second for second consecutive year with a throw of 87.86m in season finale here on Saturday.

26-year-old Chopra, who h won DL trophy in 2022 before finishing second last year, achieved his best throw of day in his third attempt but that was 1cm short of eventual winner Anderson Peters' 87.87m effort.

Grena's Peters, a two-time world champion, produced his best of day in his opening attempt. Julian Weber of Germany was third with 85.97m.

Chopra, who ded a silver to his Olympic medal tally in Paris following a historic gold in Tokyo Games, thus ended his season on a high.