- Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has claimed number one ranking in men’s javelin for the first time.
- Neeraj Chopra has topped the charts with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grenada’s Anderson Peters.
- On 30 August, 2022, the Indian javelin throw ace rose to World No. 2, but was stuck behind Peters, the reigning world champion, since then.
- In 2022, Neeraj won the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich in September, which made him the first Indian athlete to do so.
- However, he was sidelined with an injury following his victory in Zurich.
- The Indian national record holder in men’s javelin throw, competed in the season-opening Doha Diamond League on May 5 and finished first with a throw of 88.67m. Anderson Peters finished third in Doha with a distance of 85.88m.
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