Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Diamond League

Neeraj finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League with an 88.05m throw, his season best, on August 21.

Neeraj Chopra Qualifies For Diamond League: Two- time Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra has qualified for the Diamond League Final. Despite participating in only two of the season’s five meetings, he managed to secure a spot in the six-man final. The Diamond League Final will be held in Brussels on September 4 and 5.

Neeraj Chopra qualified for the Diamond League Final despite missing the Zurich meeting on August 27. During each Diamond League Meet, the top 8 athletes are awarded points. The winner gets 8 points while 8^th rank athlete gets only 1 point. After end of the qualification series 6 athletes scoring maximum points qualify for the final. Neeraj finished second in the Lausanne Diamond League with an 88.05m throw, his season best, on August 21. He opened his season at the Doha Diamond League with a fourth-place finish, managing a best of 85.69m. The Indian javelin thrower, who won Commonwealth Games silver in July, finished with a total of 12 points and in sixth place.

Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage topped Zurich with 92.07m, his second-best throw, and finished first in the qualifying standings. Sri Lankan javelin thrower Rumesh Pathirage has dominated the qualifying round. He participated in a total of 5 leagues and earned 39 points.

ATHLETES QUALIFIED FOR DIAMOND LEAGUE FINALS 2026 (MEN’S JAVELIN)

1. Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka) – 39 points

2. Anderson Peters (Grenada) – 35 points

3. Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) – 23 points

4. Curtis Thompson (USA) – 20 points

5. Julius Yego (Kenya) – 13 points

6. Neeraj Chopra (India) – 12 points

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