Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Rumesh Pathirage reclaims top spot from Neeraj Chopra, intense battle on

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The first three throws are done for all nine participants, and now we are just down to eight. Simon Wieland came last, and he’s now out of the Lausanne Diamond League. The last three throws are coming up. Can Neeraj take lead?

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj throws just a little over 83metres (83.72m), but this effort isn’t enough for now to take him to the first spot. Pathirage will breathe a little easy for now.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Oh what a battle this is turning out to be. Rumesh Pathirage is back at the top with a throw of 88.14metres in his third attempt. The pressure back on Neeraj.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: There comes the trademark roar!! Neeraj moves to the top spot with a throw of 88.05 metres!! The pressure is on Pathirage now. Let’s go!!!

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Anderson Peters of Grenada threw 84.76m in his second attempt and with this, he moved ahead of Neeraj to the second spot.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Rumesh Pathirage is on an absolute beast mode tonight. He now registers a throw of 87.06 metres and further consolidates his position at the top. Curtis Thompson goes next and he only throws 74.58m.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: All the nine participants are done with their first throws. Neeraj is at the second spot as Pathirage continues to lead. Anderson Peters is third for now.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: India’s ace javelin thrower gets his first throw away and registers 84.53m. This effort takes him to the second spot, but he is behind Pathirage for now.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Rumesh Pathirage gets the event underway with a throw of 85.99m. USA’s Curtis Thompson registers a foul. Anders Peterson is off to a slow start with a throw of 77.96m.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: And the event is underway! Can Neeraj come first and put Pathirage’s ghosts to bed? We will see.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The Sri Lankan has had the better of Neeraj in this season so far. In their first encounter in June, Pathirage came out on top with a throw of 88.68m, while Neeraj managed only 85.69m. The duo clashed again at the CWG, where Pathirage won gold while Neeraj got silver.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The starting list for the event is as follows:

Neeraj Chopra (India)

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka)

Anderson Peters (Grenada)

Artur Felfner (Ukraine)

Curtis Thompson (USA)

Jakub Vadlejch (Czechia)

Marc Minichello (USA)

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)

Simon Wieland (Switzerland)

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: It won’t be easy for Neeraj as he will be up against the reigning world champion Keshorn Walcott, and Olympic medallists Anderson Peters of Grenada and Jakub Vadlejch of Czechia. And who can forget Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, who pipped Neeraj to the Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow?

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: In case, you are wondering where you can watch the event, we have you covered. There would be no live TV broadcast but the Neeraj event can be streamed live on the Diamond League’s official YouTube channel.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Hello and welcome to our live coverage! Neeraj Chopra aims to deliver a dominant performance. Stay tuned. Live action to begin at 11:52 AM IST.