Neeraj Chopra doesn't believe in settling in and all that jazz.

He wants to get the job done at the first time of asking.

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His first throw - a monstrous 89.08m - was his best of the evening

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he took the top honours at the Lausanne 2022 Diamond League event on Friday

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Neeraj achieved another slice of history as he became the first Indian to win a Diamond League meet

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More importantly, he also qualified for the all-important Diamond League final in Zurich next month

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well as the the 2023 World Championships which has a qualification mark of 85.20m.

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You wouldn't be wrong to expect Neeraj to start off slow

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