Ace Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra clinched the silver medal at the Diamond League Final in Eugene on Saturday as the 25-year-old from Kandhra came up with his best throw at the event with an 83.80 m attempt. He came in second behind Czech Jakub Vadlejch, who produced a nest on the day that came in at 84.24m to win the gold at the meet.

Chopra registered a foul on his first attempt, before fighting back strongly to land his best throw on the night on his second effort. Chopra’s third attempt sailed 81.37 m long before the Haryana-based javelin throw athlete erred on the fourth attempt once again.

However, he produced a throw of 80.74 m in his fourth attempt, while his final attempt on the night read 80.90m.

The Indian came in ahead of Finn Oliverr Helander, who finished third with a day’s best throw of 83.74m.