Neeraj Chopra secured second place at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland, battling tough weather conditions to achieve an 84.14m throw in his final attempt. Julian Weber of Germany outperformed Chopra with an 86.12m throw, while Anderson Peters of Grenada finished third. Chopra will now concentrate on upcoming competitions in Paris and Ostrava.
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