Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar, Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra came back from early setbacks and clinched his second straight Diamond League title at Lausanne on Friday thanks to an 87.66m throw in the fifth attempt.
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Neeraj Chopra and Murali Sreeshankar at Lausanne Diamond League 2023 Highlights: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra continued his tremendous form as he returned from a one-month injury lay-off to clinch the top spot in the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League. This was his second straight win of the season in the prestigious one-day meeting series on Friday.
The 25-year-old Chopra skipped three top events due to a muscle strain he sustained while training last month. However, he came back with a bang as he won the Diamond League title here with his fifth-round throw of 87.66m. He began with a foul and had 83.52m and 85.04m throws. He had another foul in the fourth round before throwing his winning throw of 87.66m next. His sixth and last throw was 84.15m.
In the men’s long jump, India’s Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with a below-par jump of 7.88m which he achieved in the third round. The 24-year-old Sreeshankar, who clinched the third spot in the Paris leg on June 9 for his maiden Diamond League podium finish, had produced a career-best 8.41m during the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar earlier this month.
