With his second-place finish in the 2025 Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday, Neeraj Chopra continued his streak of finishing in the top two in every event since 2021.
The Indian star managed a throw of 85.01 in his final attempt to finish behind Germany’s Julian Weber, who won the event with a best throw of 91.51m.
This was Neeraj’s 26th consecutive top-two finish dating back to the Kourtane Classic in June 2021, where he finished third.
Neeraj Chopra’s top-two finishing streak
2025
Zurich DL (SUI) – 2nd
Neeraj Chopra Classic, Bengaluru (IND) – 1st
Ostrava DL (CZE) – 1st
Paris DL (FRA) – 1st
Janusz Kusocinski Memorial, Chorzow (POL) – 2nd
Doha DL (QAT) – 2nd
Potch Invitational Meet, Potchefstroom (RSA) – 1st
2024
Brussels DL (BEL) – 2nd
Lausanne DL (SUI) – 2nd
Paris Olympics (Qualifiers) (FRA) – 1st
Paris Olympics (Final) (FRA) – 2nd
Paavo Nurmi Games (FIN) – 1st
Federation Cup, Bhubaneswar (IND) – 1st
Doha DL (QAT) – 2nd
2023
Asian Games, Hangzhou (CHN) – 1st
Prefontaine Classic (USA) – 2nd
Zurich DL (SUI) – 2nd
World Athletics Championships (Qualifiers), Budapest (HUN) – 1st
World Athletics Championships (Final), Budapest (HUN) – 1st
Lausanne DL (SUI) – 1st
Doha DL (QAT) – 1st
2022
Zurich Classic (SUI) – 1st
Lausanne DL (SUI) – 1st
World Athletics Championships (Qualifiers), Oregon (USA) – 1st
World Athletics Championships (Final), Oregon (USA) – 2nd
Stockholm DL (SWE) – 2nd
Kuortane Games (FIN) – 1st
Paavo Nurmi Games (FIN) – 2nd
2021
Tokyo Olympics (Qualifiers) (JPN)- 1st
Tokyo Olympics (Final) (JPN) – 1st
Published on Aug 29, 2025
