Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra maintained his outstanding form on Friday by winning the renowned one-day meeting series in Lausanne after returning from a one-month injury layoff. This was Chopras second straight victory of the season.Due to a muscle problem, he suffered while training last month, the 25-year-old Chopra missed three major competitions. However, he came back strong and won the Diamond League title on Friday with his fifth-round throw of 87.66 metres.In the final round 👏He left it late, but @Neeraj_chopra1 🇮🇳 found the strength in his final attempt, throwing 87.66m to seal the win 💪📸 @matthewquine#DiamondLeague 💎 #LausanneDL 🇨🇭 #India pic.twitter.com/XqfcRSQ8EJ— Wanda Diamond League (@Diamond_League) June 30, 2023Although, he committed a foul before throwing 83.52 and 85.04 metres but achieved the target. In the fourth round, he committed another foul before making his 87.66-meter winning throw. His sixth and last throw measured 84.15 metres.After winning the final round, Neeraj Chopra while talking to organisers said, “I was feeling a bit nervous coming back from an injury. It was a bit cold here tonight. I am still far from my best, but I feel it is getting better. I am relieved it´s coming together well for me. A win is a win and I will take that happily.”Long jumper Sreeshankar grabbed the 3rd spotIndias Murali Sreeshankar placed fifth in the mens long jump with a subpar leap of 7.88m that he made in the third round. The 24-year-old Sreeshankar, who placed third in the Paris leg of the Diamond League on June 9 for his first podium result, earlier this month threw a career-best 8.41m at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar.Ace Indian long jumper #MuraliSreeshankar secures creditable 3rd place in Paris Diamond League with jump of 8.09m. #Sreeshankar becomes only 3rd Indian to finish in top 3 of Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower #NeerajChopra and former discus thrower Vikas… pic.twitter.com/VqSYAudAXQ— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) June 11, 2023
