New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): World No.1 javelin star Neeraj Chopra is prone to return to motion on the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland on June 30 in keeping with Olympics.com.
Neeraj, the reigning Diamond League javelin champion, began his season with the fourth-best throw of his profession of 88.67m on the Doha Diamond League in May.
However, the India athlete suffered a muscle pressure whereas coaching and ended up withdrawing from the FBK Games within the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13.
As per the Diamond League web site, Neeraj Chopra has now been listed to compete at Lausanne.
The Indian javelin ace has additionally been slated to participate within the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet within the Czech Republic on June 27.
At Lausanne, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra can be up in opposition to Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic.
Jakub Vadlejch’s 89.51m throw to win the Paavo Nurmi Games is main forward of Neeraj Chopra’s 88.67m.
Germany’s Julian Weber, who completed fourth on the Tokyo Olympics, has the third-best throw this season at 88.37m. Weber can also be slated to compete at Lausanne Diamond League 2023.
As of now Neeraj additionally leads the lads’s javelin throw factors desk at Diamond League 2023 with eight factors courtesy of the Doha Diamond League win.
Last yr, Neeraj Chopra clinched the highest spot on the Lausanne Diamond League with a formidable 89.08m throw. Neeraj Chopra’s private greatest is 89.94m he achieved on the Stockholm Diamond League final yr.
The Diamond League 2023 closing can be held in Eugene, USA on September 16-17. (ANI)