Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who won the gold medal in the Olympics, made history on Thursday when he became the first Indian to clinch the coveted Diamond League Finals championship in Zurich. Chopra started out with a foul but quickly moved up the leaderboard with a throw of 88.44 metres, which was his fourth career best and the winning throw. Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch, an Olympic silver medalist, came in second with a best throw of 86.94 metres, which he recorded on his fourth attempt. With a best of 83.73m, German athlete Julian Weber finished third. The 24-year-old Neeraj Chopra is now the Diamond League winner, the silver medalist from the World Championships, and the Olympic champion. He had accomplished all of these in just 13 months.
