Doha, May 17 -- India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra breached the elusive 90-metre mark for the first time in his career with a stunning 90.23m effort at the Doha Diamond League on Friday night, but was denied victory in dramatic fashion by Germany's Julian Weber, who unleashed a world-leading 91.06m in the final round.
Chopra, the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist and reigning World silver medallist, had set the tone early with the landmark throw-making him only the second Indian to achieve the feat after Shivpal Singh's 90.10m in 2019 (under wind-aided conditions). The 26-year-old raised his arms in triumph after the throw, celebrating a major personal milestone.
But Weber, the 2022 European champion, saved his best for last, sending down a h...