DOHA: India’s Olympic, Asian and Commonwealth Games javelin champion Neeraj Chopra will take part at the Doha Diamond League here on May 13.
The 24-year-old, who is the Indian national record-holder with a best of 88.07m (2021), has blazed a trail for Indian athletes throughout his career to date.
He was the first Indian track and field athlete to set a world record (under-20) when he threw 86.48m to win the 2016 World U20 Championships, which was also the first time an Indian athlete had won a global track and field title.
He won javelin gold at the 2018 Asian Games, the first Indian athlete to do so, and made history in Tokyo when he became the country’s first Olympic gold medallist in track and field.
Chopra finished fourth at the Doha Diamond League fixture in 2018, achieving a then-lifetime best and improving his national record (at the time) to 87.43m, before taking it beyond 88m for the first time with his victory in the Asian Games.
The 2022 Diamond League comprises 14 meetings in total, starting with Doha at the Qatar Sports Club next month and concluding with a single final across two days in Zurich (September 7-8).
