PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on ‘great achievement’ at Doha Diamond League
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra for his tremendous javelin throw in the Doha Diamond League 2025. He has described Chopra’s achieving the best personal throw as a ‘great achievement’.
The congratulatory message has been given from the Prime Minister’s official ‘X’ handle. India’s ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra created history on Friday by throwing the javelin beyond 90 meters for the first time in the Doha Diamond League. He made his personal best by throwing 90.23 meters in his third attempt in the final. Earlier his best throw was 89.94 meters, which he threw in the Stockholm Diamond League on 30 June 2022.
Despite the best throw, Neeraj Chopra had to be content with the silver medal. Weber Julian of Germany won the gold medal with 91.06 meters. Neeraj was at number one till the fifth throw out of six, but Julian overtook him in the sixth and last throw.
The distance of 90 meters was not just a figure, but it had become a challenge for Neeraj Chopra. He had come very close to this figure many times, but every time he was limited to 88 or 89 meters.
When Neeraj Chopra made this historic throw in the third attempt, the entire ground rejoiced. The role of his new coach Jan Zelezny is also considered important in this performance. He recently removed German coach Dr. Klaus Bartonietz and made three-time Olympic gold medalist Zelezny (Czech Republic) his coach.
With this throw, Neeraj has now joined the 90 meter club, which already includes players like Olympic gold medalist Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. This achievement is not just a record for Neeraj, but also a huge personal victory.
This was Neeraj’s first big event of the season in Doha, where he faced heavyweights like two-time world champion and 2024 Olympic bronze medallist Peters Anderson of Grenada, Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia (2024 Doha winner), Weber Julian and Max Dehning of Germany, Julius Yego of Kenya and Roderick Junkie Dean of Japan.
