Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra secures spot in Diamond League Finals

Now, Neeraj managed to qualify for the finals of the prestigious Diamond League Finals that will be held in India itself on August 30. Chopra finished fifth in the Rabat (Morocco) leg of the Diamond League series in the earlier part of July and secured a best throw of 83.32m. 

The reigning CWG champion collected four Diamond League points from there and made it to the Final along with five other athletes. Earlier this year in May, Chopra broke the national record at the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 87.43 meters. Besides the Indian youngster, present world champion Johannes Vetter, Olympic champion - Thomas Rohler and 2017 IAAF Diamond League champion Jakub Vadlejch also qualified for the final segment in India. German champion Andreas Hofmann and Estonian record holder Magnus Kirt will also travel to the Asian sub-continent and participate in the finals.