Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw, Lausanne Diamond League 2024 LIVE: Indian Ace Returns – News18

Star Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League 2024 on Friday, in his first competitive appearance since he bagged silver for the nation at the Paris Olympics 2024.

The 26-year-old has participated in just one leg of the Diamond League this season, at Doha where he came in second behind Czech athlete Jakub Vadlejch, and sits fourth in the overall standings.

The top six javelin throwers in the season’s standings qualify for the final in Belgium slated to be held on the 14th of September.

Chopra clinched the DL title in the year 2022 and managed to come in second behind in Vadlejch 2023.

The field at Lausanne appears to be a strong one, however, with the notable absence of Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem, who claimed the Olympic gold ahead of Chopra at the recently concluded quadrennial sporting spectacle in the French Capital City.

The field at Lausanne:

Neeraj Chopra (IND): Season Best – 89.45m; Personal Best – 89.94m

Roderick Genki Dean (JPN): Season Best – 82.48m; Personal Best– 84.28m

Lassi Etelatalo (FIN): Season Best– 84.67m; Personal Best– 86.44m

Artur Felfner (UKR): Season Best – 83.95m; Personal Best– 84.32m

Andrian Mardare (MDA): Season Best– 84.13m; Personal Best – 86.66m

Edis Matusevicius (LTU): Season Best– 85.68m; Personal Best– 89.17m

Anderson Peters (GRN): Season Best– 88.63m; Personal Best– 93.07m

Jakub Vadlejch (CZE): Season Best– 88.65m; Personal Best– 90.88m

Julian Weber (GER): Season Best – 88.37m; Personal Best– 89.54m

Julius Yego (KEN): Season Best – 87.72m; Personal Best– 92.72m

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