Neeraj Chopra Won Paris Diamond League 2025 registered first win of year

Paris Diamond League 2025: Neeraj Chopra, the bright star of Indian athletics, once again shone in Paris on Friday (20 June 2025). Neeraj Chopra not only won the first win of the season by throwing 88.16 meters in the Paris Diamond League, but it also became his fifth Diamond League victory. Neeraj won this victory in the first attempt and despite the struggle in the subsequent throw, he managed to maintain his lead.

Prior to the competition, Julian Weber of Germany was considered to be the biggest threat to Neeraj. Weber defeated Neeraj in Doha 2023, but this time the picture changed. In the first attempt, Neeraj threw an throw of 88.16 meters, while Julian Weber was 86.20 meters. However, after this, Neeraj won the next 5 throw and won by beating the Julian Weber. Weber could not get ahead of Neeraj in the entire competition, while Neeraj showed stability and was ahead of Weber in the final result.

Da Silva broke continental record

When the audience felt that Walkot would finish third, Brazili’s Maurisio Louis da Silva took the third place in the podium by throwing 86.20 meters. This moment was unexpected but exciting for the audience. This Diamond League of Neeraj was the 5th win of the career. So far, he has been named Lozen 2022, Diamond League Finals 2022 (Zurich), Doha 2023, Lozen 2023 and Paris 2025. This shows that Neeraj is not just a “One-Time Olympic Champion”, but a constant top performing athletes.

What do you say data?

Neeraj returned to the Paris Diamond League after eight years. The last time he came here as Junior World Champion, he finished fifth. Now he is at the top. This is not just the difference of data, this is a proof of hard work and mental strength of a decade. Neeraj will now participate in ‘Golden Spike Athletics Meet’ in Ostrava, Czech Republic on 24 June 2025. After this, he will be seen in ‘Neeraj Chopra Classic’ on 4 July – this will be a competition for the first time in his name and will add a new chapter to Indian athletics.