Athletics
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.
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:
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- 31 Aug 2023 7:13 PM GMT
Sreeshankar is third after 4 round of jumps.
Sreeshankar needs to cross 8m in order to win this.
- 31 Aug 2023 7:12 PM GMT
Neeraj is fifth after 3 throws.
Neeraj will have two more throws after this and if he climbs to top three, he will have the last throw.
- 31 Aug 2023 7:05 PM GMT
Murali with another jump of 7.96m.
In his fourth attempt, Murali Sreeshankar jumps 7.96m and remains at the second position.
- 31 Aug 2023 7:04 PM GMT
Another foul throw for Neeraj Chopra.
Neeraj has the best attempt of 80.79m as he fouls the third throw and he remains at the fifth position.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:56 PM GMT
Jakub Vadljech throws 83.46m.
A big throw for Olympics silver medalist and he moves to the top of the field now.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:54 PM GMT
Foul Throw for Neeraj Chopra.
No mark in the second throw as Neeraj Chopra still has a best throw of 80.79m.
- 31 Aug 2023 6:53 PM GMT
A foul jump for Sreeshankar.
With a best jump of 7.99m, Sreeshankar will placed second in the field and will have two more jumps if he finishes in top 8.