Spectacular feat: Narendra Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra for breaching 90-metre barrier at Doha Diamond League 2025
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra after he breached the 90-metre barrier at the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting on Friday.
He became the third Asian and 25th athlete overall to do so.
A spectacular feat! Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra for breaching the 90 m mark at Doha Diamond League 2025 and achieving his personal best throw. This is the outcome of his relentless dedication, discipline and passion. India is elated and proud. @Neeraj_chopra1 pic.twitter.com/n33Zw4ZfIt
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 17, 2025
Praising Chopra, Modi wrote on X: "A spectacular feat! Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra for breaching the 90 m mark at Doha Diamond League 2025 and achieving his personal best throw. This is the outcome of his relentless dedication, discipline and passion. India is elated and proud."
The 27-year-old double Olympic medallist achieved a distance of 90.23 metres in his third attempt, entering the elite club of javelin throwers to have crossed the 90m mark—a list headed by his current coach, Czech legend Jan Zelezny.
Chopra joined Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) and Chinese Taipei’s Chao-Tsun Cheng (91.36m) as the only Asians to have recorded a 90m-plus throw.
His previous personal best was 89.94 metres, registered at the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022.
Despite leading until the fifth round, Chopra was eventually overtaken by Germany’s Julian Weber, who threw 91.06 metres to clinch the top spot in the Doha leg. Anderson Peters finished third.
IBNS
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