Chopra, Pathirage meet at Lausanne Diamond League Aug 21

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra will face a rematch against Commonwealth Games champion Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka in a highly anticipated Diamond League meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 21. The event will feature a star-studded field of five finalists from the recent Commonwealth Games, setting the stage for a major showdown just weeks after the Glasgow competition.

Chopra, a two-time Olympic medallist, secured a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, which concluded on August 2, with a season-best throw of 85.83 meters. He was narrowly bested by Pathirage, who won gold with a throw of 89.75 meters. The upcoming Lausanne Diamond League, also known as Athletissima, will reunite these rivals alongside other global champions.

The elite field includes Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, reigning world champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, former world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, and former Olympic champion Thomas Rohler of Germany. Also competing are Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic, Germany’s Julian Weber, Switzerland’s Simon Wieland, and American Curtis Thompson, who is ranked world number two this...