Watch – Second Neeraj Chopra realised he crossed the 90-metre mark with a big throw
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Neeraj Chopra made historical past at Doha Diamond League 2025, breaching the 90m mark for the primary time in his profession. He registered a 90.23m throw in his third try and enter the elite membership. Watch his emotional celebration and response.
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Neeraj Chopra
etched his identify into the elite 90-metre membership in a spectacular second on the Doha Diamond League 2025 on Friday. Chopra created historical past within the third spherical when he registered a big 90.23m throw, leaving everybody together with followers and commentators in awe.
Neeraj Chopra’s response after crossing 90m mark
He began the competitors with a bang by throwing the javelin to 88.44m within the first spherical and taking the world lead. Chopra missed out within the second spherical however landed effectively past the 90-metre mark in his third try. Proper after the third throw, Chopra raised each his palms in celebration displaying he knew he had simply achieved one thing particular.
When the official measurement was confirmed and the numbers had been displayed on the massive display screen, the Indian star embraced fellow opponents, sharing the second with Germany’s Julian Weber and compatriot Kishore Jena, who completed eighth out of 11 athletes within the last standings. Right here’s the video of Chopra’s third throw within the Doha occasion.
Neeraj Chopra joins the 90M 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 🔥 👏 🇮🇳 Neeraj Chopra lastly broke the 90m barrier for the primary time in his profession, with a throw of 90.23 on the Doha Diamond League. #NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/zopYfa45Xk
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“I’m very completely happy to have breached the 90m mark however it’s a bitter-sweet expertise. My coach Jan Zelezny mentioned in the present day is the day once I can throw 90m. The wind helps and climate is little heat and that helps. I additionally advised Julian that we will throw 90m. I’m additionally completely happy for him (Julian),” Chopra mentioned after the occasion.
“I imagine I can throw farther than this within the coming occasions. We’ll work on some features and can throw 90m plus once more this season,” he added.
Chopra remained on the prime for a lot of the occasion however was ultimately shocked by Weber, who threw 91.06m within the last spherical to grab the victory and world lead from the two-time Olympic medalist. Chopra registered 88.20m within the sixth spherical. Grenada’s Anderson Peters completed third with a throw of 85.64m, which he secured in his first try.
