Neeraj Chopra: Neeraj Chopra's 11 best throws, threw the javelin 88.16 meters to win the Paris Diamond League..

Two-time Olympic medalist and Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra won the Paris Diamond League title on Friday. Neeraj defeated German rival Julian Weber in a tough contest to win his first Diamond League title in two years. 27-year-old Neeraj's best throw was 88.16 meters. He achieved this distance in the first round itself, but he could not touch the 90-meter mark in the next five throws. Neeraj's second throw was 85.10 meters and then he threw the javelin 82.89 meters away in his sixth and final attempt. His three attempts were fouls. Weber finished second with his opening throw of 87.88 meters, while Brazil's Luis Mauricio da Silva finished third with his third-round attempt of 86.62 meters.

Neeraj touched the 90-meter mark for the first time in the Doha Diamond League in May this year. Tokyo Olympic champion Neeraj became the 25th player in the world and the third in Asia to cross 90 meters. Paris Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) of Pakistan and Chao Sun Cheng (91.36m) of Chinese Taipei are the only two other Asian players to have thrown over 90m. At the same time, Weber also crossed the 90m mark for the first time in the Doha Diamond League tournament. We are telling you about Neeraj's 11 best throws...

Neeraj Chopra's best throws

1. Doha Diamond League, 2025

Neeraj Chopra finally crossed the 90m barrier with a throw of 90.23m but finished second to Julian Weber of Germany in the Doha leg of the Diamond League. Weber threw a throw of 91.06m in his last attempt, while Neeraj did so in his third attempt. This is Neeraj's best throw so far.

2. Stockholm Diamond League 2022
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in the Diamond League 2022 in Sweden with a javelin throw of 89.94 meters. With this throw, he bettered his personal best of 89.30 meters set at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland.

3. Paris Olympics Final, 2024
Neeraj's throw of 89.45 meters in the final of the Paris Olympics was the second-best throw of his career. However, he could not make a valid throw even once after this.

4. Doha Diamond League, 2023
Neeraj's throw of 88.67 won him the gold medal again in the Doha Diamond League in 2023. Neeraj won the gold medal in his first attempt.

5. World Athletics Championships 2023
Threw 88.17 meters and won the gold medal. Qualified for the Paris Olympics through this competition. He became the first Indian to win a gold medal in this competition.

6. Paris Diamond League, 2025

Neeraj Chopra made a brilliant throw in his first attempt at the Paris Diamond League, throwing the javelin 88.16 meters away to win the title. This is his sixth-best throw in terms of distance.

7. World Athletics Championships, 2022

Neeraj created history by becoming the only Indian athlete to win a silver medal at the World Athletics Championships. He registered his name in the record books with an effort of 88.13 meters.

8. Asian Games, 2018

Neeraj won the gold medal for India at the Asian Games in 2018. He created history by throwing 88.06 meters.

9. Diamond League Final 2024

Neeraj threw 87.86 meters in the Brussels Diamond League Final. He finished second and missed the title.

10. Lausanne Diamond League, 2023
Neeraj topped the list with a throw of 87.66m. He threw this in his fifth attempt and directly aimed at the gold medal. The magic of his golden arm worked once again.

11. Tokyo Olympics, 2020
Neeraj became an overnight sensation by winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. In his second throw, he covered a distance of 87.58m and gave India its first track and field gold of the Olympics.

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