{"id":344280,"date":"2022-07-01T11:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=344280"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T06:23:10","slug":"neeraj-chopra-breaks-record-stockholm-diamond-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/neeraj-chopra-breaks-record-stockholm-diamond-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra breaks his own record again for the second time in a month, wins silver in Stockholm Diamond League"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tokyo Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra performed admirably once again on Thursday as he broke his own national record for the second time in a month at the Stockholm Diamond League. India&#8217;s golden boy finished in the second spot on Thursday with a massive throw of 89.94 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neeraj set a new record at the Paavo Nurmi Games on June 14 with a throw of 89.30 meters, shattering his own national record of 88.07 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The top spot was grabbed by world champion Anderson Peters, with a best throw of 90.31 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch Neeraj Chopra&#8217;s record-breaking throw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Massive, MAAAAAAAASIVE throw from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> for yet another NR. <br><br>89.94m. MASSIVE.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KqUs32klvY\">pic.twitter.com\/KqUs32klvY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesuisShyam\/status\/1542563198754500608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a spectacular series of 6 throws for Neeraj Chopra, who finished in the top 3 in a Diamond League meet for the first time-89.94m, 84.37m, 87.46m, 84.77m, 86.67m, and 86.84m. The 24-year-old opened with a fantastic throw of 89.94 meters, which was just 6 cm away from the 90-meter mark, which is the gold standard in the world of javelin throw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hum hi banayenge, Hum hi todenge&#8230;.<br><br>What a return from the Champion at the Diamond League circuit with a new National Record throw of 89.94 meters at Stockholm. <br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ggxrhFcjk\">pic.twitter.com\/5ggxrhFcjk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virendersehwag\/status\/1542577155267100673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The boy who is creating victories!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A war cry if there ever was one. <br>On a roll, this Golden boy! \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CraftingVictories?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CraftingVictories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StockholmDL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StockholmDL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJ0tN0xZGJ\">pic.twitter.com\/wJ0tN0xZGJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IIS_Vijayanagar\/status\/1542567913978482688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Cause I am a champion, and you&#39;re gonna hear me roar \ud83d\udd25<br><br>Neeraj Chopra is BACK and he starts off with a massive 89.94m throw and it&#39;s another new National Record, folks! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NeerajChopra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NeerajChopra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiamondLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiamondLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJHrMnW0XP\">pic.twitter.com\/WJHrMnW0XP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sohinee Basu (@teeny_tiny_nee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/teeny_tiny_nee\/status\/1542564544484352000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Neeraj, after the event, said that he thought he could throw over 90 meters today after his first attempt, but it is okay as he has more competitions coming this year. Despite the fact that I did not win tonight, I feel very good because I did my best, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With his opening throw, Chopra gave fans hope that he would leave a legacy by being the first Indian to win in a Diamond League competition. Nonetheless, he became the second Indian to finish in the top three in a Diamond League competition after discus thrower Vikas Gowda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neeraj Chopra will next take part in the World Championships in Eugene in the USA, starting from July 15 to 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, finished in the second spot on Thursday with a massive throw of 89.94 meters at the Stockholm Diamond League. 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