Neeraj Chopra suffered heartbreak at the Diamond League in Brussels and missed out on winning the trophy by a 1cm margin. The two-time Olympic medalist came up with a best throw of 87.86m. Anderson Peters, who won and finished at the top, hurled the spear to a distance of 87.87m to win the Diamond League. He finished with a throw of 87.86m. Anderson won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
Neeraj started the competition with a throw of 86.82m. He followed up with a throw of 83.49m. Neeraj hurled the spear to a distance of 87.86m in his third attempt. He came close to Anderson's mark and was just one cm away from him.
Neeraj couldn't breach the 85m mark in his next two attempts. He finished the event with a throw of 86.46m. Neeraj's best throw saw him finish at the second spot once again. He won the Diamond League in 2022 while he finished second in 2023.
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Anderson came up with his best throw in the very first attempt. He kicked off the proceedings with a throw of 87.87m. He followed up with throws of 86.96m and 85.40m.
Anderson covered a distance of 85.85m with his third throw. He followed up with throws of 84.11m and 87.86m to finish the event. With a best throw of 85.97m, Julian Weber finished at third spot.
The Diamond League final marked an end to the season for Neeraj Chopra. The star Indian javelin thrower etched his name in history books during the season by winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics. The two-time Olympic medalist had won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Arshad Nadeem, who won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, couldn't qualify for the final of the Diamond League. He didn't have enough points to make it to the final.