Bhubaneswar: BJD President Naveen Patnaik has congratulated Paris Olympics Silver Medalist Neeraj Chopra on finishing second in Lausanne Diamond League competition with season-best 89.49m throw.
“Congratulate ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on standing second in Lausanne Diamond League javelin throw competition with a throw of 89.49m. May he continue to achieve bigger milestones in his sporting career & make the nation proud. Wish him all the best for his future”, Naveen wrote on his ‘X’ handle.
Congratulate ace javelin thrower @Neeraj_chopra1 on standing second in #LausanneDiamondLeague javelin throw competition with a throw of 89.49m. May he continue to achieve bigger milestones in his sporting career & make the nation proud. Wish him all the best for his future. pic.twitter.com/dmR08cy8iI
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) August 23, 2024
Chopra finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League by covering 89.49m in his 6th and final throw at the event. This was Chopra’s best throw of the season and his second-best ever. In Paris, he covered 89.45m.
Chopra was in fourth place till the end of the fourth round of throws until he managed to cover 85.58m in his fifth throw to burst into the top three and to proceed to the Diamond League 2024 final, slated to be held in Brussels next month.
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