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Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra Ends Lausanne Diamond League With Season-Best Throw, Finishes Second

Neeraj Chopra At Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra will look to win his first major international competition after a long time as he takes the field for the Lausanne Diamond League 2026.

Times Now DigitalUpdated Aug 22, 2026, 03:37 IST

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the season on Saturday but finished second to Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage at the Lausanne Diamond League. Chopra, 28, threw 88.05m in his second attempt on Friday, but Pathirage responded with 88.14m in the third round to win by just nine centimetres.

Grenada’s Anderson Peters finished third with a best throw of 86.69m.

Chopra’s effort was his best since he threw 88.16m to win the Paris Diamond League in June 2025. It was also an improvement on the 85.83m he threw while winning silver at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The result moves Chopra into the top five in the Diamond League standings, with the top six in the men’s javelin qualifying for the season-ending final in Brussels on 4-5 September.

Pathirage and Peters have already secured their places in the final, with 23 and 22 points respectively. The final Diamond League meeting featuring men’s javelin will take place in Zurich on 27 August.

AUG 22, 2026 00:57 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second

Neeraj Chopra finished the event with his season best but falling just short of Pathirage. Here’s what the standings looked like:

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – 88.14m
Neeraj Chopra – 88.05m
Anderson Peters – 86.69m
Keshorn Walcott – 83.71m
Marc Anthony Minichello – 80.06m
Curtis Thompson – 78.13m
Jakub Vadlejch – 77.32m
Artur Felfner – 74.84m
Simon Wieland – 73.23m

AUG 22, 2026 00:54 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Falls Short in Last Throw

Neeraj Chopra falls short in his last throw, managing a 82.15m and as things stand, he is likely to finish second.

AUG 22, 2026 00:53 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: X For Pathirage in Last Throw

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage with a X in the last throw as he steps over the line

AUG 22, 2026 00:52 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Round 6 With Pathirage, Neeraj and Peters Coming Up

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, Neeraj Copra and Anderson Peters will be going up for a last throw to decide the standings

AUG 22, 2026 00:48 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Standings After Round 5

Here are the standings after Round 5:

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – 88.14m
Neeraj Chopra – 88.05m
Anderson Peters – 86.61m
Keshorn Walcott – 83.71m
Marc Anthony Minichello – 80.06m
Curtis Thompson – 78.13m
Jakub Vadlejch – 77.32m
Artur Felfner – 74.84m
Simon Wield – 73.23m

AUG 22, 2026 00:44 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Skips Fifth Attempt, Pathirage Draws Foul

Neeraj Chopra has decided to skip his fifth throw and it is not clear why. Meanwhile, Pathirage has drawn a foul. The standings, thus, remain the same.

AUG 22, 2026 00:33 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Foul by Neeraj Chopra in Round 4

Neeraj Chopra draws a foul in the fourth round, continues to trail Pathirage. Meanwhile, Peters improves again, and goes to 86.61m with his fourth throw.

AUG 22, 2026 00:31 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Pathirage Continues to Lead Standings

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage continues a great streak in his fourth throw, scoring a 86.71m. His 88.14m still leads the standings.

AUG 22, 2026 00:20 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Chopra Still Trails Pathirage After Third Throw

Neeraj Chopra hits a 83.72m in his third round, trailing Pathirage by 8 cm.

AUG 22, 2026 00:18 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Pathirage Takes Back Top Spot From Neeraj Chopra

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage takes back his first spot, going past Neeraj Chopra by just by 8cm with a 88.14m throw

AUG 22, 2026 00:16 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Standings After Round 2

Here’s what the standings look like after Round 2:

Neeraj Chopra – 88.05m
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage – 87.06m
Anderson Peters – 84.76m
Keshorn Walcott – 80.95m
Jakub Vadlejch – 77.32m
Curtis Thompson – 74.58m
Artur Felfner – 74.21m
Simon Wieland – 73.23m
Marc Anthony Minichello – 67.86m

AUG 22, 2026 00:13 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Moves to the Top

Neeraj Chopra moves to the top of his standing with his best throw of the season, hitting the 88.05m mark

AUG 22, 2026 00:10 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Anderson Peters Edges Past Neeraj Chopra

While Curtis Thompson managed a 74.58m in his second throw, and Anderson Peters edged past Neeraj Chopra with a 84.76m in his second attempt.

AUG 22, 2026 00:08 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Pathirage Extends Lead With Second Throw

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, who managed a 85.99m in his first throw, slammed his second, scoring a 87.06m.

AUG 22, 2026 00:04 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Moves Up To Second

The Indian star, with his 83.54m first attempt, has moved up to second spot as Anderson Peters and Jakub Vadlejch failed to cross the 80m mark with their first throws.

AUG 22, 2026 00:01 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra’s First Throw Hits 83.54m

Neeraj’s first throw goes 83.54m, a little behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage who threw a 85.99m with his first throw.

AUG 21, 2026 23:58 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Event Starts With Pathirage’s Throw

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage throws 85.99m with his first throw.

AUG 21, 2026 23:54 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: When Will Indian Star Take the Field?

Here’s the throwing order for today:

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage
Curtis Thompson
Anderson Peters
Neeraj Chopra
Jakub Vadlejch
Marc Anthony Minichello
Artur Felfner
Keshorn Walcott
Simon Wieland

AUG 21, 2026 23:43 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Indian Star Looks to Extends CWG Form

Tonight’s competition will be Neeraj Chopra’s third javelin event of 2026, after the 28-year-old spent the first half of the year recovering from injury. He began his season at the previous Diamond League meeting in Doha, where he finished fourth, narrowly missing out on a place in the top three. Chopra’s second competition of the year came at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, where he won silver.

AUG 21, 2026 23:28 IST

Neeraj Chopra Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra Faces Javelin Superstars in Star-Studded Clash

Neeraj Chopra will face a world-class field today, with several of the sport’s leading javelin throwers set to compete. The event will bring together five stars who have won the past four Olympic and World Championship titles, alongside leading European throwers, making it one of the strongest javelin competitions in recent years.

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