Mumbai, May 4 (Ians) Neeraj Chopra, India’s first Olympic gold medallist in track and field and first Indian ever to win a Diamond Trophy, will start the defence of his javelin throw title in the first event of the 2023 Diamond League at the Qatar Sports Club in Doha, on Friday.
Chopra will be among a host of champions to feature in one of the most prestigious athletics events of the season.
The Doha meet will also see Commonwealth Games triple jump champion Eldhose Paul compete in a field including reigning Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo from Portugal and reigning Diamond League winner Andy Diaz Hernandez from Cuba.
For the first time, Chopra will be seen in action since his sensational 88.44m throw that clinched the 2022 Diamond Trophy in Zurich. His title defence will have a familiar cast of competitors in the season-opening meet.
Reigning world champion and 2022 Doha meet winner Anderson...
Chopra will be among a host of champions to feature in one of the most prestigious athletics events of the season.
The Doha meet will also see Commonwealth Games triple jump champion Eldhose Paul compete in a field including reigning Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo from Portugal and reigning Diamond League winner Andy Diaz Hernandez from Cuba.
For the first time, Chopra will be seen in action since his sensational 88.44m throw that clinched the 2022 Diamond Trophy in Zurich. His title defence will have a familiar cast of competitors in the season-opening meet.
Reigning world champion and 2022 Doha meet winner Anderson...
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, April 13 (Ians) Reigning Olympic champion and world silver medallist Neeraj Chopra will begin his Diamond League title defence from Doha meeting on May 5.
Due to injury, Chopra missed the 2022 Doha meet, where Grenada’s two-time world champion, Peters, recorded the fifth-longest throw in history with his 93.07m attempt.
The current Indian national record holder, who improved his lifetime best by almost two metres with a throw of 89.94m for second at last year’s Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm, was crowned 2022 Wanda Diamond League champion and became the first Indian track and field athlete to win the prestigious event.
At Doha, Neeraj will join the world champion Anderson Peters (Grenada) and Tokyo 2021 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) in the much-anticipated javelin competition.
Alongside the star trio, Doha Diamond League will also see the participation of European champion Julian Weber of Germany, former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad & Tobago...
Due to injury, Chopra missed the 2022 Doha meet, where Grenada’s two-time world champion, Peters, recorded the fifth-longest throw in history with his 93.07m attempt.
The current Indian national record holder, who improved his lifetime best by almost two metres with a throw of 89.94m for second at last year’s Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm, was crowned 2022 Wanda Diamond League champion and became the first Indian track and field athlete to win the prestigious event.
At Doha, Neeraj will join the world champion Anderson Peters (Grenada) and Tokyo 2021 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) in the much-anticipated javelin competition.
Alongside the star trio, Doha Diamond League will also see the participation of European champion Julian Weber of Germany, former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad & Tobago...
- 4/13/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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