Neeraj Chopra sent his spear to 90.23m in the Diamond League season-opener here on Friday but finished second overall after Germany’s Julian Weber took the top spot with a 91.06m effort in his final throw. It was his third attempt of the night and one that made Neeraj only the third Asian and 25th overall to cross the coveted mark, that was eluding him for the last five years. As always, the 27-year-old two-time Olympic-medallist exhibited exemplary grace despite his disappointment at missing the top spot. He applauded Weber for his performance and said they help each other push the boundaries. “I also told Julian (Weber) that we can throw 90m. I am also happy for him. We have tried very hard for 90m for so many years, and so we are happy. “It’s like a good push between us and in the next competition we will push each other again and will throw farther,” he said. But Chopra did rue the fact that he has finished second whenever he has breached the national record. “It had happened earlier also. When I threw an NR with over 89m in Turku, I finished second (sic). In Stockholm DL, when I threw 89.94m, I was second again, so also here,” Chopra said. Neeraj Chopra’s best throws (News18 Creative) Weber, on his part, said he did not do anything extra but had a feeling that he can breach the 90m mark. It was Weber’s first 90m-plus effort as well, and he became the 26th javelin thrower to breach the coveted mark. His effort was the world leading mark this season so far. “I did not know how it happened. I had a very good massage thanks to my physiotherapist. It was fun today. Neeraj threw his first 90m plus and I went past the mark in my last throw and that was just perfect. “I was very happy for him. We have been fighting for the 90m throw for a long time and we both achieved that today. So, it was very special for us.” Two-time world champion and Paris Olympics bronze-medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada was third with his opening throw of 84.65m. (With inputs from Agencies)