On Thursday, August 22, at the Lausanne Diamond League, Neeraj Chopra gave a tough performance and placed second with a season-best throw of 89.49 meters. Lausanne diamond league: Neeraj Chopra won silver medal. Even though Neeraj, who had taken home silver at the Olympics in Paris, wasn’t at his best, he mustered the resolve in the final effort to give it his all, finish in second place, and narrowly miss the 90 meters again.With a throw of 90.61 meters to win first place and shatter the meeting record, Anderson Peters seemed to be the best on the day. The circumstances looked to be a problem for Jakub Vadlejch and Neeraj that day, as the Czech thrower ultimately placed a disappointing seventh. Neeraj Chopra put up a strong show on Thursday, August 22, at the Lausanne Diamond League. He finished second with a season-best throw of 89.49 meters. Neeraj had won silver in the Olympics in Paris. He was not at his best, but in the last moments he found the will to give it everything he had, position second. He misses the 90 meters by just a hair. Anderson Peters appeared to be the best on the day, winning first place and smashing the meeting record with a throw of 90.61 meters. Jakub Vadlejch and Neeraj appeared to have issues with the conditions that day, as the Czech thrower finished a disappointing eighth.
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