Ukrainian arthur felfner

Diamond League Final: Ace Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra finished in second position in Brussels with a best throw of 87.86m at the Diamond League Final, on Sunday.

Neeraj missed out on the top spot by just 1cm margin. Anderson Peters, who won and finished at the top, hurled the spear to a distance of 87.87m to finish at numero uno position. He won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Meanwhile, Julian Weber of Germany, with his best attempt of 85.97m, finished third. Fourth-placed Adrian Mardare registered a throw of 82.97m. Japanese thrower Genki Rodrick Dean finished fifth with a best throw that barely breached the 80m-mark (80.37m). Ukrainian Arthur Felfner came in sixth with a furthest throw of 79.86m on his penultimate attempt.