Grenadian javelin star and Olympic bronze medallist Anderson Peters has vowed to keep pushing in his quest for greatness, despite a challenging outing at the Paris Diamond League on Friday, June 20.
Taking to Instagram after the event, Peters shared an honest reflection on his performance, writing:
“Rough day at the office @meetingparis but I’m still pushing on in search of greatness 🙏🙏
Lucky I have the support of an entire nation and MY REPUBLIC BANK FAMILY 🙌🏾🙌🏾”
Peters, a two-time world champion (2019, 2022), began his 2025 season back in March at the Grenada Championships, where he took top honours with a 74.90m throw. He followed that with a strong Diamond League opener in Doha on May 16, finishing third with an 85.64m effort behind Germany’s Julian Weber and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra of India.
Weber threw a world-leading 91.06m in that competition, while Chopra joined the elite 90m club with a personal best of 90.23m.
Poor form
In the end of May, Peters continued his campaign at the Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Poland, once again placing third with 83.24m behind Weber (86.12m) and Chopra (84.14m).
During the Kip keino classic 2025, Anderson Peters had to settle for seventh with a 77.49m effort. The spotlight belonged to Brazil’s Luiz Mauricio Da Silva, a 25-year-old who stunned the world with a jaw-dropping throw of 86.34 meters
However, things didn’t go as planned for Peters again in Paris. He finished fifth with a best throw of 80.29m, well below his season’s best. The event was won by India’s Neeraj Chopra, whose first attempt of 88.16m proved untouchable.
Despite three foul throws in the middle of his series, Chopra’s opening mark held firm ahead of Weber’s 87.88m and Brazil’s Mauricio Luiz Da Silva, who landed a personal best of 86.62m
