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New Delhi: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has a good chance of qualifying for the prestigious Diamond League final on August 30, but the tight gap between the Zurich competition and his event Asian could let the athlete spot.
Neeraj Chopra image file of India. Reuters
Chopra finished fifth in the Diamond League series in Rabat (Morocco) on Friday with a best throw of 83.32m. He has four points in the Diamond League and now has a total of 12 points to place in sixth place.
A Diamond League meeting (including the javelin) is scheduled for August 18 in Birmingham but Chopra does not take part, even though the Asian Games track and field events start on August 25th. The men's javelin final at Asiad will take place on August 27, just three days before the Diamond League final.
The 8 or 12 best athletes (depending on the discipline) will receive a start in the Diamond League Finals. Of the 32 events (men and women) in the league, half of them, including the men's javelin, will have its final in Zurich on August 30. The final of the remaining events will be played in Brussels on 31 August.
Before Rabat, Chopra participated in two other Diamond League matches. He finished fourth by scoring five points in Doha on May 4 and sixth, with 3 points, in Eugene (USA) on May 25.
"I do not participate in Birmingham because of the Asian Games in Jakarta of Finland (where the javelin group is training) My last event at the Asian Games is August 27 and I do not know not whether I will be in Zurich or not, "said Chopra to PTI
" I will do my best to be there (Zurich), but I can not say for sure, "said the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, who has a personal best of 87.43m. -Legle Diamond League Meetings are prestigious events played among the elite athletes of the world. The eight best finishers on each leg receive prizes. For the Diamond League final in Zurich and Brussels, prices were raised with a gain of USD 2,000 and a gain of USD 50,000.
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