Indian javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra acknowledged that his timing was off in the Diamond League Finals in which he finished second, but he is hopeful of hitting his strides at the World Championships (13-21 September) in Tokyo, where he is the defending champion.

The two-time Olympic medallist finished runner-up in the Diamond League Finale for the third time in a row as Julian Weber of Germany lifted his maiden trophy with a throw of 91.57m — his second effort over 90m in the day — in a commanding show here on Thursday.

Chopra was in third place until the fifth round following his opening throw of 84.35m before his final effort of 85.01m took him to the second spot, overtaking 2012 London Olympics gold winner Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago who ended third with a throw of 84.95m.