Neeraj Chopra threw a personal best of 90.23m at the Doha Diamond League, breaking the 90m barrier. Neeraj said that the monkey was off the shoulders for many Indian fans who thought that he would not be able to breach the 90m mark.

India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finally became the first from his country to touch the 90 m mark, a milestone much talked about, during the Doha Diamond League on Friday.

Neeraj Chopra finally breached the elusive 90m mark with a 90.23m throw but finished second behind Julian Weber of Germany in a dramatic men's javelin contest at the Doha leg of the prestigious Diamond League Meeting series here on Friday.