Chopra, German ace Julian Weber and two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada make for a star-studded field which comprises a total of eight competitors
Julian Weber; (right) India’s Neeraj Chopra at the Doha Diamond League last month. Pic/Getty Images
Having breached the 90-metre mark, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra would now be eyeing a top finish when he goes up against familiar rivals in the prestigious Paris Diamond League on Friday.
Chopra, German ace Julian Weber and two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada make for a star-studded field which comprises a total of eight competitors.
Weber had upstaged Chopra in the Doha meet on May 16 after the Indian superstar breached the elusive 90m mark. Weber had recorded a 91.06m effort to trump Chopra’s 90.23m throw.
Weber, 31, had also beaten Chopra at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet too on May 23 in Poland with a 86.12m throw compared to Chopra’s 84.14m effort.
In Paris, Chopra will look to upstage Weber after finishing second in back-to-back competitions as he returns to Paris after eight years for a Diamond League event. Chopra had skipped it last year in order to focus on the Olympics where he won silver.
The field features three others who have crossed the 90m mark. Kenya’s 2015 world champion Julius Yego and Trinidad and Tobago’s 2012 Olympics gold-winner Keshorn Walcott. The other three include Luiz Mauricio Da Silva of Brazil, Andrian Mardare of Moldova and Remi Rougetet of France.
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