India’s star javelin player Neeraj Chopra finished second behind Germany’s Julian Weber in the men’s javelin throw event at the Men’s spear throw event held at Poland. Indian player Neeraj did not appear in his rhythm in this event and could not perform well. Because of this, he had to be satisfied with the second place.

Neeraj Chopra made three fouls

Neeraj Chopra, 27, was third before the final round. He threw his spear 84.14 meters in his sixth and final rounds and reached the second place. He covered 81.28 meters and 81.80 meters respectively in his second and fifth rounds. He had other three rounds fouls.

Julian Weber did wonders

The tournament was organized in the Silesian Stadium after the day’s rainfall was cloudy. Recently, Julian Weber of Germany, who defeated Neeraj Chopra in the 90 meter event in the Doha Diamond League recently finished top position with a throw of 86.12 meters in the second round.

Anderson Peters stood at number three

Anderson Peters of the two -time world champion Grenada finished third with the best throw of 83.24 meters. He also finished third in Doha. This is the first time after an attempt of 82.27 meters in the 2024 Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar when Neeraj Chopra recorded the best throw of less than 85 meters in a competition. Chopra threw a spear in Doha Diamond League 90.23 meters away. This was the first time he covered a distance of more than 90 meters in a competition. In Doha, Chopra was second after Weber (91.06 m).

(Input: PTI)