PM Congratulates Neeraj Chopra For Breaching 90M Mark At Doha Diamond League [Watch]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, who achieved a historic milestone at Wanda Diamond League in Doha by breaking the 90-metre barrier in his career with a 90.23m javelin throw.

The PM called it a ‘spectacular feat’. “Congratulations to Neeraj Chopra for breaching the 90 m mark at Doha Diamond League 2025 and achieving his personal best throw. This is the outcome of his relentless dedication, discipline and passion. India is elated and proud,” he posted on X.

Although Neeraj set a new national record, also his personal best, surpassing his previous 89.94m throw from the 2022 Stockholm Diamond League, he took second place behind Germany’s Julian Weber, who won with a 91.06m throw.

Neeraj Chopra joins the 90M 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 🔥 👏 🇮🇳 Neeraj Chopra finally broke the 90m barrier for the first time in his career, with a throw of 90.23 at the Doha Diamond League. #NeerajChopra pic.twitter.com/zopYfa45Xk

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“It’s a bit of a bittersweet result. I’m very happy to finally cross the 90m mark, but finishing second — that’s happened to me before, like in Turku and Stockholm, where I threw 89.94m and still placed second. Even today, I broke the national record but ended up second. Still, I’m really happy for Julian Weber. He threw 91m, and it was the first time both of us broke 90m. We’ve been chasing this for years, so it feels great to finally achieve it,” he said.