Ace Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra, after finishing as the runner-up in the Diamond League Final in Brussels with an agonizing difference of 1 cm to the champion Anderson Peters, finished his successful year with 7/7 top-three finishes.
The 26-year-old threw 87.86 meters on Saturday night in Brussels on his second attempt, just fell short of the Grenadian javelin thrower, Anderson Peters who had finished third behind Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra in the Paris Olympics. German thrower Julian Weber shared the podium with Chopra and Peters in the third place.
This is the second consecutive year that Neeraj finished second in the Diamond League after his trophy win in 2022.
From bagging the silver medal at the Paris Olympics to missing out on the championship at the Diamond League by a whisker, let us have a look at Neeraj Chopra's performance in 2024.
How did Neeraj Chopra perform in 2024?
Neeraj Chopra had eyed a repeat of his performance from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 at Paris this year as he hoped to bag the Olympics gold medal yet again. He was also looking to cross the 90m mark, however, Chopra had to settle for the silver medal this time finishing second behind Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem.
1. May 10- Diamond League, Doha: 2nd (88.36m)
The Indian threw 88.36m on his final attempt in Doha which helped him finish second behind Czechian, Jakub Vadlejch's 88.38. Anderson Peters finished 3rd with 86.62m. In his final throw, Chopra bettered his previous best on his third attempt of 86.24m.
2. May 15- Federation Cup, Bhubaneshwar: 1st (82.27)
Neeraj Chopra defended his Federation Cup Gold from 2021 with his modest but good enough throw of 82.27m in Bhubaneshwar. Manu DP (82.06) and Uttam Balasaheb Patil (78.39) shared the podium with Chopra.
3. June 18- Paavo Nurmi Games, Turku: 1st (85.97)
In his third throw of the night, Chopra got to the 85.97m mark as he clinched Gold in Turku, Finland. Homeboys, Toni Keranen (84.19) and Oliver Healander (83.96m) shared the podium with the Indian.
4. August 6- Olympic Qualification Round, Paris: 1st (89.34)
The defending champion arrived in Paris with the heavy burden of expectations to defend his crown and he stepped out on the qualification day with his first and only throw of 89.34m, to clinch the direct qualification. He moved to the finals with his season-best throw until that day.
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5. August 8- Olympic Final, Paris: 2nd (89.45m)
Neeraj bettered his season-best throw with 89.45m to his name which was 1.87m more than his Tokyo throw which won him Gold. However, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem's Olympic record throw meant that the Indian had to settle with a silver. Peters with 88.54 finished third on the day.
6. August 22- Diamond League, Lausanne: 2nd (89.49)
He threw another season-best in the third consecutive event, however, yet again falling short of the desired 90m mark. The Grenada thrower, Peters, in his final attempt, went past the Indian and took home the gold with a 90.61m throw.
7. September 15- Diamond League Final, Brussels: 2nd (87.86)
Chopra finished the year with a throw of 87.86m, behind Anderson Peters yet again who took the title with 87.87m on the board.
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