Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to cross the 90m mark in men's javelin with a 90.23m throw at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. This milestone ends years of pressure and sets a new benchmark despite a narrow defeat to Julian Weber.

Neeraj Chopra hurled 90.23m at Doha Diamond League to set a national record but finished second behind Julian Weber (91.06m PB). Confident, Chopra eyes stronger throws in future events.

The Tokyo 2020 gold medallist will be in action, alongwith Kishore Jena in the men's javelin throw event. Meanwhile, Parul Chaudhary and Gulveer Singh are the other Indian athletes in action on Friday.