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 his luck was not with him and he missed becoming number-1 by just 1 centimeter. Neeraj Chopra’s best effort was 87.86 metres, while Grenada’s Peter Anderson stood first with a throw of 87.87 metres. Although Neeraj Chopra earned lakhs even after losing in this event. Let’s take a look at the prize money list of Diamond League-
diamond league prize money 2024
Peter Anderson, who won the Diamond League 2024 title, not only got the coveted Diamond Trophy but also got the prize money of $30,000 and also got a wildcard berth for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Japan, which means That they have already earned their ticket to the next global stage.
Neeraj Chopra, who stood second, got 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 Championship to be held in Japan in 2025.
Apart from these, the athletes ranked third to eighth were awarded prize money of $1,000.
Neeraj Chopra’s performance in Diamond League final
While Peter Anderson had set a second best throw of 87.87 meters in his very first attempt, Neijer had thrown his first throw at a distance of 86.82 meters. Neeraj’s second attempt was also not good and he managed to set a mark of 83.49 metres. However, in the third attempt he achieved the second attempt and threw the javelin 87.86 meters, just one meter behind Peter Anderson. Neeraj could not throw the javelin far in his last three attempts.
First attempt- 86.82 meters
Second attempt- 83.49 meters
Third attempt- 87.86 meters
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) – 87.87 meters
2. Neeraj Chopra (India) – 87.86 meters
3. Julian Weber (Germany) – 85.97 meters
4. Adrian Mardare (Moldova)-82.79 meters
5. J. Roderick Dean (Japan) – 80.37 meters
6.Arthur Felfner (Ukraine) – 79.86 meters
7. Timothy Herman (Belgium) – 76.46 meters
