Two weeks after winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to action at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Thursday as he looks to reclaim the Diamond League trophy at the end of the season next month. Neeraj, who was suffering from a groin injury for a long time, won the silver medal in the Paris Olympics on August 8 with a throw of 89.45 meters.(Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action again)

He had won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. Two-time Olympic medalist Neeraj, 26, had on Saturday confirmed his participation in the Diamond League tournament in Lausanne, due to which the decision on his surgery will now be taken after the end of the season. According to Indian time, Neeraj’s match will start at 12:22 pm tonight.

Neeraj was the Diamond League champion in 2022 and finished second behind Czech Republic’s Jakub Wadlech in the ‘winner-take-all’ Diamond League final in Eugene, USA last year. The Diamond League final of the current season will be held in Brussels on September 14. . To qualify for the finals they will have to finish in the top six in the Diamond League Meeting Series table.(Neeraj Chopra will be seen in action again)

Another Diamond League tournament is scheduled to take place in Zurich on 5 September, including the men’s javelin throw event. They are in fourth place with 7 points after finishing second behind Wadlec in the Doha Diamond League on 10 May. After the Olympic final on August 8, Neeraj started training in Switzerland and despite injury problems, he wants to finish this season on a high note.

Neeraj had said last week, ‘I came to Switzerland for training before the Diamond League. Luckily my injury was not serious because I took extra care of it. He said, ‘I thought of continuing my season like most other athletes. There is still a month left for the season to end. I will go to doctors in my spare time. Neeraj will compete against top players in Lausanne, which also includes five players who made it to the top-6 in the Paris Olympic final. Only Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem is not participating in this tournament, who surprised the athletics world by winning the gold medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97 meters.