PM Modi congratulated Neeraj Chopra on throwing 90 meters spear, said this in praise

Neeraj Chopra, the stars of Indian athletics, have once again created history. After winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj now crossed the 90 meter mark in the javelin throw and set a new record. On this achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Neeraj and wished him a bright future.

PM Modi wrote on X- great achievement! Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra for crossing the 90 meter mark in the Doha Diamond League 2025 and achieving his best personal throw. This is the result of their tireless dedication, discipline and passion. India is proud of them.

Julian Weber secured first place

After a long wait, Neeraj Chopra finally crossed a historic distance of 90 meters and performed a brilliant throw of 90.23 meters. However, despite this, he lagged behind the Julian Weber of Germany in the Diamond League 2025 in Doha. Weber secured the first place in the last attempt by throwing a tremendous throw of 91.06 meters. Interestingly, Weber also threw a throw of over 90 meters for the first time and became the 26th player in the world to achieve this achievement. At the same time, two -time world champion of Granada and Paris Olympic bronze medalist Anderson Peters finished third with a throw of 84.65 meters.

The competition for Neeraj was sour

After the match, Neeraj expressed his happiness and said that crossing 90 meters is a big achievement for him. However, the match remained a bit sour. Coach Jaan Zelainji had already said that today he can cross this distance. Both weather and air supported. It is expected that the upcoming tournaments will perform even better.

Neeraj started her with a throw of 88.44 meters, while the second attempt was Foul. In the third attempt, he thrilled everyone by touching a distance of 90.23 meters. After this, his throw was 80.56 meters, foul and 88.20 meters respectively. This moment was very proud for Indian sports lovers, as Neeraj finally achieved a distance of 90 meters on the basis of hard work. Not only Neeraj, the countrymen had been waiting for this moment for a long time.