Lausanne Diamond League blog: Neeraj Chopra wins meet, Sreeshankar Murali finishes fifth

That will be all for the blog. Neeraj Chopra bounces back from injury to win back-to-back Diamond League meets!

I was feeling a bit nervous coming back from an injury. It was a bit cold here tonight. I am still far from my best, but I feel it is getting better. I am relieved it´s coming together well for me. A win is a win and I will take that happily.

Retweet this if you think #NeerajChopra will breach the 90m mark at the #LausanneDL tonight!#CraftingVictories ???????? pic.twitter.com/Y0WVXcgRcB— Inspire Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) June 30, 2023

In the final round ????

He left it late, but @Neeraj_chopra1 ???????? found the strength in his final attempt, throwing 87.66m to seal the win ????

???? @matthewquine#DiamondLeague ???? #LausanneDL ???????? #India pic.twitter.com/XqfcRSQ8EJ— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 30, 2023

#IndianAthletics #DiamondLeague #LausanneDL

NEERAJ CHOPRA WINS THE MEET!

The Olympic champion's fifth throw of 87.66m is enough to keep him at the top of the leaderboard, just ahead of Julian Weber's 87.03m and Jakub Vadlejch's 86.13m.

Blog: https://t.co/mvK7Pops03 pic.twitter.com/Zmw5o0UGaw— The Field (@thefield_in) June 30, 2023

Men’s javelin throw: Neeraj Chopra to throw first in the final three. Can he go beyond 90m? No, he cannot. Throws 84.15. Weber up next and he throws a massive 87.03m! 0.63m behind Chopra! Can Vadlejch pip both of them for the win? 86.13m from the Czech! Neeraj Chopra adds the...

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