Neeraj Chopra, a two-time Olympic medallist from India, finished second in the javelin throw at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial event on Friday in Chorzów, Poland. Neeraj was unable to duplicate his season-best performance from the Doha Diamond League, where he had previously won a silver medal, despite winning his third medal of the year.

Chopra who is regarded as India’s finest athlete struggled to find his rhythm in the rainy Janusz Kusocinski Memorial meet in Chorzów, but he managed to keep up his winning streak for the season.

Chopra, who is from Haryana and works for the Indian Army, barely defeated Grenada’s two-time world champion Anderson Peters, who had a best of 83.24m, with a poor performance of 84.14m on his sixth and last try.

The 27-year-old Chopra began his campaign at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial with a foul, followed by 81.20m, and then made a purposeful four on his subsequent effort. Chopra threw the spear past the 90m mark for the first time in Doha last week. The golden boy of Indian sports, Neeraj Chopra, purposefully overstepped on his next turn, throwing 81.80 meters on his fifth try before finishing with his best distance of the day.

Julian Weber of Germany maintained his impressive form and defeated Chopra once more, gaining first place with a throw of 86.12 meters. In Doha, Weber won the gold medal by throwing the javelin 91.06 meters, which was also the first time he went past the 90 m mark in his career

Neeraj Chopra created history by winning a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and then a silver medal in Paris 2024. The silver in Poland is his third medal of the season.

Chopra’s season began in April when he won the Potch Invitational Meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa, with a throw of 84.52 meters. Last week, he broke both the national record and his own personal best by throwing 90.23 meters at the Doha Diamond League.