After silver at Olympics, Chopra takes field in Lausanne in bid for Diamond League title
The Hindu
Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin thrower, aims to reclaim Diamond League title after historic silver at Paris Olympics.
Two weeks after winning his historic silver medal at the Paris Olympics, star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will resume action at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting on Thursday (August 22, 2024), seeking to reclaim the DL trophy at the season-ending finale next month.
Nursing a long-standing groin injury, Chopra claimed a silver in the Paris Olympics on August 8 with an 89.45m throw, having won a historic gold in the Tokyo edition of the Games three years ago.
The 26-year-old double Olympic medallist Indian confirmed his participation on Saturday (August 17, 2024) at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, leaving a decision on possible surgery after the end of the season.
Chopra was the Diamond League champion in 2022 and finished second behind Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic in the winner-take-all DL final in Eugene, USA, last year.
This season's DL finals will be held in Brussels on September 14, 2024. He needs to finish in the top six of the Diamond League meetings series standings to qualify for the season finale. There is another DL meeting — in Zurich on September 5 — which has a men's javelin throw event on its roster.
He is currently in the fourth spot with the seven points he has garnered after finishing second behind Vadlejch in the Doha Diamond League on May 10.
After a busy couple of days after the Olympic final on August 8, Chopra started training in Switzerland and is determined to finish the season on a high despite being restricted by the injury.
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