Watch: Neeraj Chopra’s 86.18m throw that sealed Indian javelin star’s triumph at inaugural Neeraj Chopra Traditional
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Neeraj Chopra gained his third consecutive occasion on the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Traditional at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday with a finest throw of 86.18m in his third try.
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Neeraj Chopra emerged triumphant on the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Traditional in Bengaluru on Saturday, successful his third consecutive occasion within the course of. Chopra, a co-organiser of the occasion named after himself, secured gold with a finest throw of 86.18 metres that got here in his third try.
Kenya’s Julius Yego (84.51m) and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage (84.34) collected silver and bronze respectively, the 2 being the one others to breach the 84-metre mark whereas rising Indian javelin prospect Sachin Yadav completed a creditable fourth with a finest throw of 82.33m.
Poland’s Cyprian Mrzygłód accomplished the highest 5 with a finest throw of 82.23 metres.
Watch Chopra’s gold-winning throw in Bengaluru:
Neeraj Chopra reveals precisely why he’s a champion! 💥
Brings out his A sport within the third spherical with a large 86.18m, taking the lead again from Rumesh Pathirage. 🇮🇳The group is loving it! 🔥#NCClassic 2025 #GameOfThrows #CraftingVictories #NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/QPvLFbbIgQ
— Encourage Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) July 5, 2025
Chopra had arrived on the occasion, which came about in entrance of practically 15,000 individuals at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium, because the robust favorite for a top-of-the-podium end.
Particularly after a last-minute withdrawal by Grenada’s Anderson Peters, who had collected bronze finally yr’s Paris Olympics behind Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and Chopra and later denied the Indian the title within the Diamond League Last.
And ultimately, the 27-year-old double Olympic medallist lived as much as his favorite billing. What made his victory sweeter was the truth that it came about in entrance of a house crowd, and never some occasion in Europe or elsewhere on the planet.
Chopra had earlier breached the 90-metre mark for the primary time in his profession on the Doha Diamond League in Might, although his throw of 90.23m wasn’t sufficient for him to win the occasion. The Haryanvi athlete, nevertheless, emerged triumphant in his subsequent two outings – on the Paris Diamond League meet in addition to at Golden Spike Ostrava.
