Neeraj Chopra back with a BANG! Throws 89.08m on return from injury to finish 1st at Lausanne Diamond League

Olympic Champion Neeraj Chopra made a big statement on return to action post his groin injury by finishing first in the Lausanne Diamond League. 

The javelin star threw 89.08m in his first throw post the injury, which is his career's third best throw. 

The 2 best throw of his career - 89.30m and 89.94m - have also came in this season only.

In Lausanne DL, the 24-year-old couldn`t better his throw in the second attempt, registering a distance of 85.18m. 

Chopra, who skipped his third throw, had made a foul throw in his fourth attempt. He threw 80.04m in his final attempt.

In the Stockholm Diamond League earlier this year, Chopra had thrown a personal best of 89.94m and had finished second.

Courtesy his performance in Lausanne DL, Neeraj has now booked his place for the Diamond League final which will be held on September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland, as well as the the 2023 World Championships, which has a qualification mark of 85.20m.

Neeraj is at the fourth spot in the Diamond League points table with seven points. Notably, only the top six with most points at the end of Diamond League qualify for the final.