India, June 21 -- Neeraj Chopra was in fine form in Paris on Friday, as he bagged his first Diamond League title in two years, upstaging Germany's Julian Weber. The Indian javelin superstar's first throw of 88.16m saw him win the title. Meanwhile, his second throw saw him reach 85.10m and then he fouled in his next three tries. Then in his sixth and final throw, he registered 82.89m.
Weber came second with his opening throw of 87.88m, followed by Brazil's Luiz Mauricio Da Silva, who got 86.62m in his second attempt.
Chopra had breached the 90m mark in the Doha Diamond League recently, with a throw of 90.23m, but had to settle for second place. In Doha, Weber won gold, with his last round throw of 91.06m.
Weber also beat Chopra at the J...
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