Javelin thrower and reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will begin his Diamond League title defence in the Doha meeting on May 5.
“Olympic javelin champion and world silver medallist Neeraj Chopra – the Indian national record holder with a best of 89.94 metres, will join world champion Anderson Peters (GRN) and Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (CZE) in a much-anticipated javelin competition at the Doha Meeting on Friday, May 5,” a statement from the Diamond League read.
Due to injury, Chopra missed the 2022 Doha Meeting. It was an event that presented spectators with a javelin masterclass as two national records were broken, including the fifth-longest throw in history by Grenada’s two-time world champion Peters (93.07m), a mark only just outside Thomas Rohler’s impressive 93.90-metre meeting record from 2017.
“My goal for this summer is the World Championships, alongside the Asian Games and the defence of my Wanda Diamond League title. I’m also getting closer to the 90-metre mark, so it would mean a lot for me to break that barrier,” the Indian athlete told the World Athletics, as quoted by the Diamond League.
