Stockholm Diamond League 2022: When & where to watch Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event live in India?

India's golden boy, Neeraj Chopra, will be part of the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on Thursday (June 30). The Olympic gold-medallist has won medals in both the events he has participated in since his on-field return earlier in the month and is likely to end his drought at the one-day event.

TN Sports Desk

Updated Jun 30, 2022, 17:31 IST

Neeraj Chopra will be in action at the Stockholm Diamond League.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Neeraj Chopra will be participating in Diamond League on Thursday evening (June 30)
The OIympic gold-medallist has never won a medal in Diamond League
Neeraj has been in form since his on-field return

With an eye on his maiden medal in Diamond League, Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Stockholm Diamond League on Thursday (June 30). The event is scheduled to take place in Stockholm, Sweden. The Olympic gold-medallist has been in form since making his return to competition earlier this month.

Neeraj won a silver medal in his first event after his comeback and finished at the 2nd spot at the Paavo Nurmi Games. The 24-year-old shattered his past record and covered a distance of 89.30m with his throw. But his throw wasn't enough for him to win the gold medal.

Just 4 days later, Neeraj added another medal to his tally and won the elusive gold at the Kuortane Games. He came up with a throw of 86.69m right in his first attempt and finished at the top. During his 3rd attempt, he slipped on the runway and did not attempt a throw after that.

After a small break, he will once again hit the field and will aim for his maiden medal at the event. Star javelin thrower, Johannes Vetter, will also be part of the event. Vetter, who managed a throw of 82.52m in the finals at Tokyo Olympics, has only participated in one event since then. He didn't win a medal at Tokyo Olympics.

Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely, who won silver and bronze medals at Tokyo Olympics respectively, will also be part of the Diamond League. Vadlejch had come up with a throw of 86.67m while Vesely covered a distance of 85.44m at the global event last year.

Start time, telecast & streaming details

The Stockholm Diamond League will kick off at 11:30 PM IST. The event will have a live telecast on the Sports18 channel. The event can also be streamed live on Voot Select.

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