After winning his high-end title of the season at the Paris Diamond League on Saturday night, Neeraj Chopra vowed to come up with more 90m-plus throws in the upcoming tournaments.

Neeraj won the prestigious Paris Diamond League with an opening throw of 88.16m at Stade Sébastien-Charléty. After back-to-back losses to Julian Weber in the Doha Diamond League as well as the Janusz Kusociński Memorial DL meet in Poland, Neeraj defeated the German javelin thrower. Weber managed to throw 87.88m to finish second.

This was Neeraj's first DL title in two years, his last coming in Lausanne in June 2023, where he recorded a throw of 87.66m. Since then, Neeraj had finished second in six DL appearances.

After winning the Paris DL, Neeraj said, “It was a very good start. I felt really good at the start. But I had too much speed today. The runway was perfect, but I couldn’t control my speed. I need to do some more work on it. I am happy with the throw also. I am hoping for some more good throws in future DL meets.”

Neeraj opened with an 88.16m throw, then managed 85.10m in his second attempt. He fouled his next three throws before registering 82.89m in his final effort. Weber began with 87.88m and followed up with 86.20m, 82.03m, 83.13m, 84.50m, and 81.08m, failing to overtake Neeraj. Luiz Maurício da Silva of Brazil finished third with a best of 86.62m.

Neeraj is set to compete next at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet on June 24, followed by the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru on July 5, a World Athletics category ‘A’ event.

When he competes in Ostrava, Neeraj's target will be to come up with more 90m-plus throws. “I have already broken the 90m barrier in Doha. So now I believe I can do it some more. But let’s see, it depends on the weather and good conditions. Also, how the body feels," he said.