Feeling Strong and Ready! Neeraj Chopra Confirms Lausanne Diamond League Participation

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Neeraj Chopra will be participating at the Lausanne Diamond League after recovering from the injury that forced him to miss the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Neeraj Chopra took to social media to confirm that he will be in action at the Lausanne Diamond League, scheduled from 26 August, after recovering from injury.

“Feeling strong and ready for Friday. Thanks for the support, everyone. See you in Lausanne," Neeraj posted.

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Neeraj had missed the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games due to a “minor" groin strain he suffered while winning a historic silver in the World Championships in Eugene, USA last month and was advised one-month rest.

Athletic Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla had earlier told Firstpost that the Olympic gold medallist has shown improvement in his recovery from injury and may compete at the meet.

Neeraj made an impressive return to competition after Tokyo 2020, breaking the national record with an 89.30m throw to clinch the silver at Paavo Nurmi Games and then broke the national record again with a throw of 89.94m to finish second in the Stockholm Diamond League 2022 in Sweden recently.

The 24-year-old World silver medalist is ranked 4th in the Diamond League qualification standing with seven points. He will face a strong field that includes World No. 2 Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic and Trinidad & Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise. Vadlejch recorded his season best and personal best of 90.88m in the Doha leg of the League while Walcott, coincidentally, recorded his personal best of 90.16m at the same stadium in 2015.

The 24-year-old athlete is currently based in Saarbrucken, Germany, along with his coach Dr Klaus Bartonietz and physio Ishaan Marwaha.

After winning the silver at the World Championships, Neeraj had spoken about the Diamond League title being the one he wants to add to his cabinet which also includes gold medals at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games in 2018.

He has taken part in eight Diamond League meets so far — three in 2017, four in 2018 and one this year. He had two fourth-place finishes, the other one being in Doha in May 2018, when he had thrown 87.43m, before taking the second place in Stockholm.

The winner of each Diamond Discipline at the Final will become “Diamond League Champion" and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 30,000 prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championships 2023.