New Delhi: India’s Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra failed to breach the 90m mark in the men’s javelin throw event at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland on Friday, May 23. Fresh from breaching the 90m mark for the first time in his career at the Doha Diamond League last week, Neeraj was looking to replicate his heroics in Poland. However, he fell significantly short of the 90m mark.

In what was a disappointing night for the two-time Olympic medallist, Neeraj had to dig deep to finish second with his best throw of 84.14m in his final sixth attempt. He once again finished behind Germany’s Julian Weber, who took the top spot in the standings at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial with an 86.12m throw in his third attempt.

On a cold evening with overcast conditions in Poland’s Chorzow, Neeraj got off to a dismal start as he fouled twice in his first three throws after below-par efforts. The reigning world champion managed to do enough with........

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