After beaching 90m in Doha, Chopra aims to go further at Chorzów

Fresh off breaching the long-awaited 90-metre mark in Doha last week, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will be aiming to go even farther when he lines up in a stacked men's javelin field at the ORLEN Janusz Kusoci ski Memorial in Chorzów, Poland, on Friday.

- TRIDIB BAPARNASH

Chopra finally got the monkey off his back after sending the spear to 90.23m at the Doha Diamond League but it wasn't enough for the top spot. Germany's Julian Weber, with a sensational final attempt of 91.06m, claimed victory, with his first-ever 90m+ throw.

The competition in Chorzów promises to be equally fierce. Weber, the 2022 European champion and 2024 silver medallist, will be among the elite contenders once again, alongside two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada (PB: 93.07m), who finished third in Doha with 84m.

Besides the trio, the eight-man field will also include Polish national record holder Marcin Krukowski (PB: 89.55m) and compatriots Cyprian Mrzyglod (PB: 84.97m) and Dawid Wegner (PB: 82.21m), along with Moldova's Andrian Mardare (86.66m) and Ukraine's Artur Felfner (PB: 84.32m).