Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Friday scripted history as he became the first Indian to clinch a Diamond League Meeting title by winning the Lausanne leg here.
The 24-year-old Chopra hurled the spear to 89.08m in his first attempt to seal the win in style.
Chopra had recently pulled out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a “minor” groin injury he had suffered during the World Championships last month. He was on a one-month rest and rehabilitation before coming back for the Lausanne Diamond league.
Congratulating Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for again scripting history, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Sports Anurag Thakur extended his best wishes to the athlete on becoming the first Indian to win a Diamond League Meeting title on Saturday.
Taking to Twitter, Thakur shared a picture of Neeraj Chopra from the event and said, “Neeraj is one of those athletes who sweats it out when no one is watching, prepares and plans – the battle is already won on game day.”