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Neeraj set for Pathirage challenge: All you need to know about Lausanne Diamond League

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Neeraj Set For Pathirage Challenge: All You Need To Know About Lausanne Diamond League

By IANS News August 21, 2026 • 13:58 PM View: 85

The Lausanne Diamond League: After his silver-winning show at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is all set to participate in the Lausanne Diamond League, also known as Athletissima Friday.

The battle for a place in the 2026 Diamond League Final continues on Friday as a host of Olympic, world and newly crowned European champions descend on Lausanne for Athletissima.

South Asia’s two biggest stars will go head-to-head in the men’s javelin as India’s Neeraj Chopra takes on Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.

TAGS Lausanne Diamond League Commonwealth Games Neeraj Chopra Athletissima Friday Diamond League Final

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