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India 's javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the prestigious Diamond League final to be held on August 30.
Chopra, defending Commonwealth Games champion, finished fifth in the Diamond League series earlier this month, with a best throw of 83.32m.
He has collected four points from the Diamond League and has qualified for the final with five other athletes
Besides Chopra, current world champion Johannes Vetter, Olympic champion Thomas Rohler, champion of the IAAF Diamond League champion Jakub Vadlejch, Germany champion Andreas Hofmann and Estonian record holder Magnus Kirt also qualified.
Before Rabat, Chopra participated in two other meetings of the Diamond League. He finished fourth with five points in Doha on May 4th and 6th, with 3 points, in Eugene (USA) on May 25th.
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The first 20-year-old competition ranks fourth in the Doha Diamond League with a throw of 87 , 43 meters. The 14 meetings of the Diamond League are prestigious events among the world's elite athletes. The eight best finishers on each leg win prizes. For the Diamond League final in Zurich and Brussels, eighth place receives USD 2,000 and the winner pockets USD 50,000.
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