New Delhi: India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will look to close out another stunning season with a win in the Diamond League final and we will have the entire event covered in our live blog right below the following preview update. The men’s javelin event is set to start at 11.52 PM IST.
It is worth mentioning that Neeraj Chopra won this trophy for the first time in 2022, talking about the 2023 season he lost to Jakub Vadlejch. The reigning Olympic silver medalist qualified for the final after finishing fourth in the men’s javelin Diamond League standings, thanks to two second-place finishes in the two Diamond League meets he participated in Doha and Lausanne.
Talking about his main rivals and competition in Brussels will come from the three throwers who are above him in the standings and they are, Olympic bronze medalist Anderson Peters of Granada who leads with 29 points, Germany’s Julian Weber (21 points) and defending champion Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia (16 points).
