Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra won a gold with a throw of 85.97m at the 2024 Paavo Nurmi Games.
Finland's Toni Keränen won the silver medal with a throw of 84.19m, while Oliver Helander took the bronze with 83.96m.
The event took place at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland on 18 June.
This was Neeraj's third event of the season as he prepares for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 LIVE Updates: Gold for Neeraj Chopra!!!
Round 6:
Foul for Lassi Etelätalo.
77.81m throw for Max Dehning.
Yet another foul for Keshorn Walcott.
Foul for Andrian Mardare, Anderson Peters and Oliver Helander too.
Toni Keränen fouls too.
Neeraj Chopra finishes the final round with 82.97m throw and with it secures a gold medal!!!
Paavo Nurmi Games 2024 LIVE Updates: Round 5 Underway
Round 5:
Lassi Etelätalo starts with a 79.35m throw.
Max Dehning fouls again.
82.19m throw for Andrian Mardare.
Toni Keränen skips the attempt.
78.38m throw for Keshorn Walcott.
Anderson Peters comes with a 76.97m throw.
Oliver Helander records a foul.
Uh oh! Neeraj Chopra wraps up the round with an intentional foul, still stays on top of the standings.
