Neeraj Chopra clinched his first Diamond League javelin title.

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Neeraj Chopra clinched his first Diamond League javelin title.

Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra clinched his maiden Diamond League title and became the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League Finals during the Weltklasse Zurich 2022, part of the 2022 Diamond League series. 

Neeraj Chopra bagged the title with his fourth career best throw of 88.44m in his second attempt at the Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich.

Olympic silver medalist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic secured the second spot on the podium with a best throw of 86.94m while Julian Weber of Germany managed the third spot with a throw of 83.73m.