Neeraj Chopra Live at Lussane Diamond League: Neeraj finishes second with season-best throw of 88.05 metres

Anderson Peters throws 86.69 metres in his final attempt. Wow, what an end to the Diamond League. Despite throwing over 86.69 metres, he finished third tonight. That says a lot about the competition tonight. 

Neeraj Chopra finished off with 82.15 metres in the sixth round. Not bad, but not his night tonight. He finished second onthe ranking list. 

Rumesh Pathirage fouls in the sixth round. It was deliberate. He threw just above 81 metres in his final throw, though, as visuals suggest. 

As it stands, only Pathirage, Neeraj and Peters will take a sixth throw in Lausanne this evening. We still have no confirmation as to why Neeraj skipped his fifth attempt, but we should find out soon whether he will return for his sixth and final throw.

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage - 88.14m
Neeraj Chopra - 88.05m
Anderson Peters - 86.61m
Keshorn Walcott - 83.71m
Marc Anthony Minichello - 80.06m
Curtis Thompson - 78.13m
Jakub Vadlejch - 77.32m
Artur Felfner - 74.84m
Simon Wield - 73.23m

Both Jakub Vadlejch and Artur Felfner commit a foul and do not register their attempt in the fifth round. They fail to improve their rankings. 

Marc Anthony Minichello throws 72.08 metres. He was followed by Curtis Thompson, who threw 75.72 metres. 

Keshorn Walcott throws 80.04 metres in the fourth round. That's his next 80-metre throw tonight. Remains fourth. 

Anderson Peters throws 79.80 metres in the third round. He struggled with this one. Remains third, though.

Well, what happened there? Neeraj has skipped his fifth throw, and we’re not sure what’s happened here. Could he be carrying an injury? The live streaming platform shows everything but javelin. 

Rumesh Pathirage committed a foul in the fifth round. No problem, though. The Sri Lankan athlete remains on top of the rankings chart with a throw of 88.14 metres. 

Artur Felfner throws 74.84 metres. He too failed to improve his standing. 

Thomson Curtis and Jakub Vadlejch have fouled and been disqualified from the fourth round. They too failed to improve their standings. 

Marc Anthony Minichello throws 76.83 metres. He fails to improve and remains fifth on the list. 

Keshorn Walcott with his season-best throw as well. He throws 83.71 metres and remains fourth on the list. 

Anderson Peters with his season-best throw. He throws 86.61 metres, but unfortunately, he remains on the rankings, behind Rumesh and Neeraj. 

Neeraj Chopra overstepped and committed a foul in the fourth round. Rumesh remains in the lead. Neeraj has two more chances to go ahead. 

Rumesh is simply keeping up at his best. The Sri Lanka international throws 86.71 metres in the fourth round. He is not ready to slow down at all. He remains at the top. 

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage - 88.14m
Neeraj Chopra - 88.05m
Anderson Peters - 84.76m
Keshorn Walcott - 80.95m
Marc Anthony Minichello - 80.06m
Curtis Thompson - 78.13m
Jakub Vadlejch - 77.32m
Artur Felfner - 74.21m
Simon Wield - 73.23m

Simon Wieland remains at the bottom of the points table with a throw of 70.17. With that, the third round concludes. 

Keshorn Walcott disqualified himself from the third round. Overall, he remains fourth on the ranking list as of now. 

Artur Felfner throws 73.63 metres. He is struggling tonight and for the same reason, the Ukraine-born is eighth on the ranking list. 

Marc Anthony Minichello moves to number five on the ranking list after a throw of 80.06 metres. Before him, Jakub Vadlejch disqualified himself from the third round by stepping outside the mark. 

Neeraj throws 83.72 metres in the third round. He fails to keep up with the momentum. This isn't bad throw at all though, but needs to push harder to surpass Rumesh Pathirage. 

Anderson Peters throws 84.71 metres in his third round. He is doing well but need to push limits tonight. 

Curtis Thompson throws 78.13 metres in the third round. He is currently fifth on the ranking list. He is eyeing to touch the 80-mark mark. 

Rumesh Pathirage is not giving any breathing space to Neeraj. The Sri Lanka intenrational surpasses Neeraj Chopra with a throw of 88.14 metres. He is celebrating and why won't he? Can Neeraj surpass him again? That's the question. 

Simon Wieland throws 73.23 metres and with that, he moved to eighth on the ranking, ahead of Marc Anthony. The second round ends here. 

Keshorn Walcott touches the 80-metre mark barrier. He throws 80.95 metres in the second round. He moves to fourth. 

Artur Felfner throws 73.34 metres in the second round. He is currently seventh in the rankings. 

Jakub Vadlejch throws 76.91 metres, while Marc Anthony Minichello 67.86 metres. They need to improve significantly. 

NEERAJ CHOPRA IS BACK AT HIS BEST. He throws 88.05 metres. That's his season best and with that, the Indian javelin thrower moves to the top of the rankings. 

Anderson Peters throws 84.76 metres. He moved to second on the list. 

Curtis Thomson failed to improve his standing. The US international throws 74.58 metres in the second round. He remains sixth. 

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage throws 87.06 metres in the second round. He is in unbelievable form at the moment. Can Neeraj topple him, tonight?

Extremely poor from Simon Wieland. The Swiss international throws 66.40 metres. With that, the first round comes to an end. 

Keshorn Walcott with a decent throw. He throws 77.64 metres and moved to fourth on the rankings. 

Artur Felfner throws 74.21 metres. That's not up to the mark, but at least he didn't disqualify himself. He needs to improve significantly to finish at the top. 

Marc Anthony Minichello was disqualified from the first round. He stepped out of line. 

Jacub Vadlejch throws 77.32 metres. He is just behind Anderson Peters at the moment. He remains fourth for the time being. 

Brilliant start from India's Neeraj Chopra. The Haryana-born athlete throws 83.54 metres in his very first attempt. He has now moved to second on the list. That's the start everyone was hoping for. 

Anderson Peters throws 77.96. Decent start from Grenada International. He moves to second for the time being. 

Curtis Thompson has been disqualified from the opening round. He stepped out of the mark.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage goes first. He throws it 85.99m. That's a brilliant start. 

Reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan will miss the Lausanne Diamond League, with his coach confirming that he is skipping the event to focus on preparing for another major international competition at the Asian Games later this year.

1. Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage
2. Curtis Thompson
3. Anderson Peters
4. Neeraj Chopra
5. Jakub Vadlejch
6. Marc Anthony Minichello
7. Artur Felfner
8. Keshorn Walcott
9. Simon Wieland

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka)

Season best: 92.62m | Personal best: 92.62m

Curtis Thompson (USA)

Season best: 87.59m | Personal best: 87.76m

Anderson Peters (Grenada)

Season best: 86.38m | Personal best: 93.07m

Neeraj Chopra (India)

Season best: 85.83m | Personal best: 90.23m

Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)

Season best: 85.24m | Personal best: 90.88m

Marc Anthony Minichello (USA)

Season best: 84.11m | Personal best: 84.11m

Artur Felfner (Ukraine)

Season best: 83.62m | Personal best: 84.32m

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)

Season best: 83.45m | Personal best: 90.16m

Simon Wieland (Switzerland)

Season best: 80.76m | Personal best: 82.26m 

Neeraj Chopra is back in action in the Diamond League. After securing silver in the Commonwealth Games 2026, the Indian javelin thrower would hope to produce his season best and beat his arch-rival Rumesh Pathirage to qualify for the final of the Diamond League. The action begins shortly.