OMEGA Moment of the Meeting: Weber and Chopra break 90m

Neeraj Chopra had waited a long time to finally break the 90-metre mark.

The Indian star had won title after title in recent years – from Olympic gold to the Diamond Trophy – yet there was still on milestone which eluded him.

On Friday evening, he reached it at last. In the third round of the javelin at the Wanda Diamond League meeting in Doha, Chopra landed a 90.23m throw to break his own national record, set a new world lead and finally join the exclusive 90-metre club.

Yet just as it looked to be Chopra’s night, there was to be another twist in the tale.

In the final round, the Indian’s German rival Julian Weber suddenly arrived to spoil the party, snatching the world lead and the victory away from Chopra with a monster final effort.

The Wanda Diamond League’s official timekeeper OMEGA marked Weber’s throw at 91.06m: a historic performance and a moment of high drama which was this week’s OMEGA Moment of the Meeting.

It was also the first time Weber had cleared 90 metres and only the seventh time in history that two men had done so in one competition.

“The result is a little bit bittersweet,” admitted Chopra, while insisting he was delighted for Weber. “I told him that today is the day when we both can break the 90m mark”

Weber was equally sporting, inviting Chopra to be photographed with him at the OMEGA scoreboard and heaping praise on his Indian rival after the competition.

“I was really happy for Neeraj because he was fighting for that throw over 90m for some time and it was really special to achieve it tonight,” said the German, who also admitted he had surprised himself with his winning throw.

I don’t know what happened tonight, I think I’ll have to watch it! I just felt amazing today, The previous weeks weren’t that good for me, but today I was just feeling great. My physio gave me a really good massage and the crowd was amazing, so the backdrop was great.”

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