Neeraj Chopra Achieved His Personal Best and India’s National Record – 90.23m – in Javellin Throw at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, 2025.
Despite Steller Explits in the International Arena – Including Olympic Gold in Tokyo, Olympic Silver in Paris, and two Asian Games Golds – Neeraj’s Spear Missed The 90 Mark by Mere Inches in Recent Years.
Almost Three Years after Achieving His Personal Best (PB) and India’s National Record (NR) of 89.94m, Set on June 30, 2022, at the stockholm diamond league, neeraj – Landed Hice Maiden 90M-Plus Throw at the Doha Diamond League at the Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday, Setting a new personal best and national record for India.
Neeraj, who has now recoveered from a groin injury that Troubled Him through the last season, landed the spear at a distance of 90.23m in his third atrip. The 27-Year-old celebrated the moment by raising his hand as fellowers came forward to congratulate he on his history.
“I Always Thought That 90m Was Within Reach. I Had Thrown 88-Plus a Couple of Times,” Neeraj Told Revsportz after the event in Doha. “Coach jan žlezný was with me – he kept saying it would have made today and that i could do better Time. “
‘Can do better’
“A lot of people had this question – Whether I would be able to think 90m or not – since I have done it deespete competing since 2018. But at Least for Indians, The burden has reduced.
After coming close to breaching the 90m mark three times in 2024, Neeraj Finally achieved the much-desired feat. He Threw 89.45m and 89.34m during the lausanne diamond league final and the olympic qualification Event, respectively. His Second-Best Effort, 89.49m, also came in Lausanne, Securing Him a Second-Place Finish at the Diamond League meet.
“It is a bit of a bittersweet result. I am very happy to final cross the 90m mark, but finishing second – that’s happy to me before, like in Turku and Stockholm, with 89.94m and Still Plad Second. So it feels great to final achieve it, “Neeraj said.
