Diamond League Final 2025 Payouts: How much did Neeraj Chopra earn in prize money?

Neeraj Chopra last won the Diamond League Final in 2022.

For a third consecutive season, Neeraj Chopra will return with a runner-up finish from the Diamond League Final meet. The two-time Olympic medallist and former Diamond League champion came second to Julian Weber in the men’s javelin throw final on Thursday night in Zurich.

The Diamond League Final 2025, which was the culmination of the Diamond League season, took place on August 27 & 28 at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, Switzerland. A total of 33 Diamond League champions (16 in women’s division and 17 in men’s) were crowned in the two-day meet.

Courtesy, of his second-place finish in the event, Neeraj—who lifted the Diamond League title in 2022—also extended his near-unbelievable streak of securing a top two finish in all competitions that he has participated in, to 26 tournaments.

The last time the 27-year-old ended outside the top-two in any event was way back in 2021 at the Kuortane Games in Finland, where he came third.

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Speaking of the Diamond League Final 2025, Neeraj was off the mark with an 84.35m throw in his first attempt and registered an 82.00m distance in his second. His first attempt lifted Neeraj to third place in the standings, behind Julian Weber (91.51m) and Keshorn Walcott (84.94m).

Weber was the only athlete to breach the 90m mark in the event and he did it twice in his first two throws, achieving a new career personal best and also smashing the World Lead.

For Neeraj, he followed his first two throws with a hat-trick of fouls in his next three attempts—leaving his run of 25 consecutive top-two finishes under threat. But the Tokyo Olympic champion eventually found some of his mojo, with a clutch final throw of 85.01m to leapfrog Walcott to the second spot.

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Germany’s Julian Weber took home the silverware with a World Lead throw of 91.51m in his second attempt. He started with a 91.37m throw and bettered his throw in his second attempt.

Meanwhile, Keshorn Walcott bagged third place with an 84.95m throw from his maiden attempt at the Diamond League Final 2025.

How much did Neeraj Chopra earn in prize money?

For his second-place finish in the Diamond League Final, Chopra won a prize money of $12,000 (₹10.5 lakh). Meanwhile, champion Weber took home a prize money of $30,000 (₹26 lakh), while third-placed Keshorn Walcott earned a prize money of $7,000 (₹6.12 lakh).

When will Neeraj Chopra be in action next?

The Indian javelin thrower will next be seen in action at the World Athletics Championships 2025, scheduled to be held in September this year. He earned a Wild Card entry into the event as the defending champion, having won the javelin throw event in 2023.

Yash Vir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Sachin Yadav will be other three Indians competing in men’s javelin throw at the World Championships.

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