Neeraj Chopra Highlights Diamond League Final 2024: Indian star misses title by 1 cm, finishes second with 87.86 throw

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra finishes second as he throws 86.46-metre in his final attempt and fails to cross the target set by Anderson Peters 87.87-metre - 1 cm difference. Anderson's final attempt was also an impressive one with 87.86-metre throw. Another second finish for Neeraj this season but he would look at this as a lesson in his journey to bounce back stronger.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Time is running out for Neeraj Chopra here as he throws 83.30-metre in his fifth attempt and remains at the second spot behind Anderson Peters who throws 84.11-metre.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Not the best of efforts from Neeraj Chopra in the fourth attempt and he throws 82.04-metre which is below part according to his standards. While Anderson Peters throws it 85.85-metre.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra with a brilliant throw here, but he just failed to edge past Anderson Peters by a whisker and threw 87.86-metre just 10-metre behind the table topper.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: It's only going down for Julian Webber and Anderson Peters as they throw 82.15 and 85.40-metre in their third attempt, respectively.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra fails to get past Anderson Peters in second attempt and throws 83.49-metre.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Julian Webber with his second attempt throw 82.61-metre. Anderson Peters throws 86.96-metre in second attempt here.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra's throw hit the 86.82-metre mark, and he is second on the tally after the first round of throws here in the men's javelin event.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Julian Weber with an impressive throw of 85.97-metre. Anderson Peters got the better of him with 87.87-metre first throw.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Felfner Arthur also failed to breach the 80-metre mark here. The Ukrainian javelin thrower hit the 75.09 mark. While Moldova's Mardare Andrian breached the mark with a throw of 82.79m.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Belgium's Timothy Herman with the first throw and it's a pretty average effort with 75.68-metre.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: The men's javelin throw event is about to start in few minutes.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Entry List

Anderson Peters - Grenada

Julian Weber - Germany

Jakub Vadlejch - Czechia

Neeraj Chopra - India

Andrian Mardare - Moldova

Roderick Genki Dean - Japan

Artur Felfner - Ukraine

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Chopra has been struggling with his fitness this season and is expected to meet a doctor to rectify a groin injury that has affected him all season and came in the way of his quest to hit the 90m mark.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Anderson Peters of Grenada set a new meet record with a monster throw of 90.61m to take the first place while Julian Weber of Germany settled for third with 87.08m

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra registered his season-best throw in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland where he managed a distance of 89.49 metres.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: The ace Indian javelin thrower has been in incredible form but has missed the 90-metre mark with a whisker on a couple of occasions in recent times. Chopra, who currently holds fourth place in the standings with 14 points from his performances in Doha and Lausanne

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024:Neeraj Chopra claimed a silver in the Paris Olympics on August 8 adding to his historic gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago. Neeraj registered his season-best throw in the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland where he managed a distance of 89.49 metres.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Chopra made the DL final cut after finishing fourth in the overall standings with 14 points from his two second-place finishes in the one-day meets held in Doha and Lausanne.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Neeraj Chopra will face tough competition from Paris 2024 bronze medallist and points leader Anderson Peters (Grenada), as well as Germany's Julian Weber, among others.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Each Diamond League season finale champion is awarded a 'Diamond Trophy', USD 30,000 prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championships. The runner-up gets USD 12,000.

Neeraj Chopra Live Diamond League Final 2024: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at Diamond League Final 2024.