When will Neeraj Chopra be in action again after Olympics? Golden boy likely to throw his javelin on this date
Neeraj Chopra will be back in action on August 22 for the Lausanne Diamond League.
"… I have finally decided to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, which begins August 22," said Neeraj Chopra.
During the Paris Olympics, Chopra had expressed his desire to play in the Diamond League Final to be held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 14. For that to happen, he will have to play at least one DL Meeting — either in Lausanne on August 22 or in Zurich on September 5.
«His team (of coach and physio) will decide whether he will play in the DL Meetings (and the DL Final), according to his condition,» the family source said.
Chopra has played in just one Diamond League Meeting — on May 10 in Doha where he had finished second to reigning DL trophy winner Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic. Chopra, who had won the DL Trophy in 2022, is currently at joint fourth position with seven points in the DL Final points standings.
The top six finishers in the DL Meetings series will compete in the DL Final. If he misses both Lausanne and Zurich, Chopra might miss the top-six spot.
After winning a silver in the Olympics with a season's best throw of 89.45m, Chopra had hinted that he would have to undergo surgery on his groin injury, which has been troubling him for the last couple of years.
Chopra had revealed that when he was throwing, 60-70 per cent focus was on his injury. He said his doctor had told him to undergo surgery before the World Championships last year but he did not do so in view of the Paris Olympics.
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