Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to cross the 90m mark in men's javelin with a 90.23m throw at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. This milestone ends years of pressure and sets a new benchmark despite a narrow defeat to Julian Weber.

India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra had an outing to remember, as he became the first Indian to cross the 90 m mark in the sport on Friday. However he could not secure the top spot on the podium this time,

Neeraj Chopra begins his 2025 season at the Doha Diamond League on Friday evening at the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital. This will be Neeraj's first event under the stewardship of new coach Jan Zelezny.