Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Diamond League final, misses crown by 1cm

Peters of Grenada, a two-time world champion, threw his best throw of the day in his opening attempt. Julian Weber of Germany was third with 85.97m.

Chopra, who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics after a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, ended his season on a high.

The Indian javelin thrower, who has a personal best of 89.94 metres and a season best of 89.49 metres, had runs of 86.82 metres, 83.49 metres, 87.86 metres, 82.04 metres, 83.30 metres and 86.46 metres.

The top three led the seven-man field in the same order throughout the competition.

Peters will receive a Diamond League trophy and $30,000 for his DL championship title this season.

Chopra will receive $12,000 for his second-place finish in the grand final, which ended the prestigious Diamond League series after 14 games and the end of the international athletics season.

The boy from Haryana remained consistent throughout the season, although he won only one international event this season: the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland on June 18.

He reached the Diamond League final after finishing fourth overall with 14 points from his two second-place finishes at DL one-day events in Doha and Lausanne on May 10 and August 22.

Chopra has been struggling with poor form this season and is expected to see a doctor to treat a groin injury that has plagued him all season and is hampering his bid to reach 90 metres.

On Friday, national 3000m steeplechaser record holder Sable finished ninth in a 10-man field in his first DL final with a mediocre time of 8 minutes, 17.09 seconds, ending a largely disappointing season. He had finished 11th at the Olympics.

It was the first time that two Indians featured in a DL final.