On 30 July, In the javelin throw event at the Diamond League in Stockholm, Neeraj Chopra set a new personal best and broke his own national record. Chopra surpassed his previous best, which he had set two weeks prior in the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, with a throw of 89.94 metres on his first attempt. Despite setting a new record, Neeraj couldn’t take the gold as he ended up second in the contest.