The Indian javelin star will face a formidable field of international athletes, with the competition for the top podium spot expected to get tougher, in comparison to the Glasgow Games. After a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026, Neeraj Chopra has already set his sights on his next target. The 2-time Olympic medallist is gearing up to compete at the Lausanne Diamond League, also known as Athletissima, which is to be held on August 21. Leading the pack is Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, the newly crowned Commonwealth Games champion and current world leader, who beat Neeraj to the gold medal with a massive 89.75-metre throw in the CWG Men’s Javelin Throw final.
After missing out on the Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medal, Neeraj Chopra is set to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League.
Germany’s Julian Weber, and World Championship competitor Curtis Thompson. With five of these throwers having faced each other in the Commonwealth Games final only days prior, the event promises to be another thrilling high-stakes battle. “I am very happy. I am always happy whenever the national anthem is played. The trio, along with other top athletes in the world, are expected to square off against each other on multiple occasions in the coming months.
The Lausanne Diamond League will be the perfect platform for the likes of Neeraj, his rivals like Arshad Nadeem and Pathirage to test themselves ahead of the Asian Games 2026, which begin in September.
But it’s ok [to win silver] as I did my personal best and my comeback is getting better,” he said after the silver medal win.
