Neeraj Chopra set for men's javelin at Lausanne Diamond League

Neeraj Chopra will compete in the men's javelin at the Lausanne Diamond League in Lausanne on August 21, 2026, the Khel Now live blog reported. The meeting is part of the Athletissima programme and will take place in the evening session.

Chopra returns to competition for the first time since the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, where he took silver with a season-best throw of 85.83m. This appearance in Lausanne is his second Diamond League outing of the season; his first was in Doha where the two-time Olympic medallist finished fourth with a best attempt of 85.69m, that event being his first after a long injury layoff.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, who won gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games ahead of Chopra, is entered in Lausanne and will be among the leading challengers. The field also includes reigning world champion Keshorn Walcott, Anderson Peters, veteran Jakub Vadlejch and Curtis Thompson.

For Chopra, Athletissima has produced strong results in recent years: he won the meeting in 2022 with a best of 89.08m and again in 2023 with 87.66m, and he finished as runner-up in 2024 with 89.49m. Those marks are noted in Khel Now’s preview of the event.

Khel Now is providing live coverage of the competition and indicated the site’s live blog would begin at 11:30 pm, with a live entry posted at 11:50 pm. For more updates, the article directs readers to follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join the community on Whatsapp & Telegram.

The live blog was compiled by Kaivalya R Pillai; the article notes he is a sports enthusiast whose primary interests are tennis, kabaddi, badminton and cricket. The men's javelin throw in Lausanne is scheduled to start at 8:22 pm local time (11:52 pm in India).