Neeraj Chopra Prize Money- India’s golden boy Neeraj Chopra missed out on winning the Diamond League title for the second consecutive year, this time luck was not with him and he missed becoming number-1 by just 1 centimeter. Neeraj Chopra’s best effort was 87.86 meters, while Grenada’s Peter Anderson remained on top with a throw of 87.87 meters. However, Neeraj Chopra earned millions even after losing this event. Let’s take a look at the Diamond League prize money list-
Diamond League Prize Money 2024
Peter Anderson, who won the Diamond League 2024 title, not only received the coveted Diamond trophy but also $30,000 in prize money and a wildcard spot for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Japan, meaning he has already punched his ticket to the next global stage.
Neeraj Chopra, who finished second, received a prize of $12,000, which is approximately Rs 10,06,599 in Indian rupees. However, Neeraj will have to compete for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Japan in 2025.
Apart from these, the athletes ranked third to eighth were awarded prize money of 1 thousand dollars.
Neeraj Chopra’s performance in Diamond League Final
While Peter Anderson performed best in his first attempt and achieved a distance of 87.87 meters, Neeraj threw his first throw at 86.82 meters. Neeraj’s second attempt was also not good and he managed to achieve a distance of 83.49 meters. However, in the third attempt, he achieved a second attempt and threw the javelin at a distance of 87.86 meters, just one meter behind Peter Anderson. Neeraj could not throw the javelin farther than this in the last three attempts.
First attempt- 86.82m
Second attempt- 83.49 meters
Third attempt- 87.86m
Fourth attempt- 82.04 meters
Fifth attempt- 83.30 meters
Sixth attempt- 86.46 meters
Best throw of all players in the final
1. Anderson Peters (Grenada)- 87.87m
2. Neeraj Chopra (India)- 87.86m
3. Julian Weber (Germany)- 85.97m
4. Adrian Mardare (Moldova)- 82.79m
5. J Roderick Dean (Japan)- 80.37m
6. Arthur Felfner (Ukraine) – 79.86 meters
7. Timothy Hermans (Belgium)- 76.46m