It's the third successive second-place finish for Neeraj Chopra as he misses the Diamond League 2024 title by 0.01m. A pinnacle of bad luck tonight for India's top athlete.
It's time to wrap up tonight's event...
Another second-place finish for Neeraj Chopra.
Indian star struggled to produce his best tonight as he finishes with an average throw of 86.46m.
Anderson Peters claims the title with his best throw of 87.87m which came in his first attempt only.
Julian Weber registers his poorest throw of 77.75m to finish third in the standings.
Timothy Herman produces his best throw of tonight which is 76.46. He will finish last in the standings as Artur Felfner fouls his last attempt.
Japan's Roderick Genki Dean registers tonight's poorest throw of 70.68m to finish 5th in the standings.
Andiran Mardare fouls again to wrap up his poor show tonight.
Top 3 are next...
Another poor attempt from the Indian star as he reaches only 83.30m in his fifth attempt.
Neeraj now has only one chance to go past Peters Anderson's best attempt of 87.87m tonight. Anderson registers an 84.11m throw in his fifth attempt.
Can he do it?
A big shock for the German star Julian Weber as he fouls in his fifth attempt, just one more chance to go top.
Herman Timothy fouls while Artur Felfner fails to reach the 80.00m mark again.
Neeraj Chopra only reaches 82.04m in the fourth round, his poorest throw tonight.
Julian Weber registers 81.46m in his fourth attempt while the leader Anderson Peters records 85.85m.
Two more rounds to go in Brussels.
Andrian Mardare fouls again while Roderick Genki Dean throws his best attempt of tonight - 80.37m in the fourth round.
Bottom-placed Felfner Artur and Timothy Herman fail to cross an 80.00m mark in their fourth attempt.
A sensational comeback from Neeraj Chopra in the third round as he produces his best throw of 87.86m tonight.
Neeraj misses the top spot by just 0.01m after the third round. Three more attempts to go.
Title contenders Anderson Peters and Julian Weber fail to improve in the thrid round with average attempts of 85.40m and 82.15m. Neeraj Chopra is next...
Arthur Felfner improves to reach 79.40m in his third attempt while Andrian Mardare fouls.
Neeraj Chopra registers 83.49m throw in his second attempt, not a good throw for the Indian star but four more attempts to go.
Anderson Peters produces another brilliant throw of 86.96m to defend his lead. Neeraj Chopra is next...
Genki Dean Roderick manages to produce his best throw of tonight, 79.78 to climb to 5th position.
Julian Webers reached 82.61m and Andrian Mardare threw 82.64m in their second attempts.
Neeraj Chopra registers a decent 86.62m throw in his first attempt but Anderson Peters reaches 87.87m to take an early lead.
Timothy Herman is the first one to throw tonight and he registers an average throw of 75.68m.
Andrian Mardare starts with an 82.79m throw to take an early lead.
Neeraj Chopra will be the last one to throw tonight.
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Neeraj Chopra remains the favourite but faces a tough challenge for the title from Paris Olympics 2024 bronze medalist Anderson Peters and German star Julian Weber tonight.
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win a Diamond League finals in 2022 in Zurich when he registered an 88.44m throw.
The 26-year-old Neeraj failed to defend his title in the 2023 finals in Eugene. He finished second behind the former world No.1 Jakub Vadlejch with an average throw of 83.80m.
Neeraj enters the 2024 final as a favourite having registered three 89m throws in his last three events.
Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of today's Diamond League 2024 final in Brussels.
India's top athlete Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men's javelin throw event which will begin at 11:52 pm tonight.
Neeraj is looking to overcome a 90m throw barrier today and is a favourite for the title as well.
So, stay tuned to receive live scores and updates here.
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