Zurich Diamond League: Neeraj finishes 2nd, Murali Sreeshankar 5th- HIGHLIGHTS
Neeraj Chopra recorded a best throw of 85.71m to finish second while Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with 7.99m jump in Zurich Diamond League.
Murali Sreeshankar and Neeraj Chopra will be in action at the Zurich Diamond League.
World Champion Neeraj Chopra finished second in Zurich Diamond League behind Jakub Vadljech of the Czech Republic.
Neeraj recorded a best throw of 85.71m on a night where everyone looked tired.
In long jump, Murali Sreeshankar finished fifth with the best jump of 7.99m and qualified for the Diamond League finals in Eugene.
As it happened:
We will be back soon with more Athletics action as Avinash Sable, Praveen Chitravel, and Abdulla will be in action.
THAT IS CLOSE! As close as it gets for Neeraj Chopra, he finishes on second with a 85.71m in his last attempt and misses the top spot by 15 cms.
Jakub Vadlejch wins Zurich Diamond League with 85.86m.
Vadlejch, Chopra and Weber with one last throw in attempt to win the Diamond League.
Neeraj Chopra records a foul throw in the fifth attempt but has done enough to earn his last throw.
The competition gets tough Julian Weber throws 85.04m and he is trumped by Jakub Vadlejch who throws 85.86m.
Sreeshankar hovered around the 8m mark but he needed to cross it. Nevertheless, A good performance from the Indian after a disappointing World Championships.
The Indian jumper is still placed in third with a 7.93m jump and he has been hovering around that 8m.