Reigning Olympic and world javelin champion Neeraj Chopra will commence his season at the Doha Diamond League 2024, scheduled for Friday at the Qatar Sports Club. He will be accompanied by fellow Indian athlete Kishore Jena, who will also make his Diamond League debut. Chopra, the only Indian to have won a Diamond League title, will be aiming to surpass the 90m barrier in this event.
Chopra, who lost the Diamond League title last year to Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, will face competition from Vadlejch, who has a personal best of 90.88m, as well as Anderson Peters and Julius Yego, who boast personal bests of 93.07m and 92.72m, respectively.
Chopra has expressed his desire to break the 90m barrier, stating, “I’ve been training well; I’ve also had some good throwing sessions coming into this event. I am in form, but, I don’t know…there are three throwers over 90m. I’m still not there.”
The Doha Diamond League 2024 is scheduled to begin on Friday (May 10) from 10:12 PM IST at the Qatar Sports Club. In India, the event will be televised live on the Sports18 network and live-streamed on JioCinema.
