{"id":118751,"date":"2026-08-21T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/118751\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:16:11","slug":"neeraj-chopra-lausanne-diamond-league-highlights-neeraj-finishes-second-behind-rumesh-pathirage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/118751\/","title":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj finishes second, behind Rumesh Pathirage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj came second, behind Pathirage<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj Chopra once again fell short against Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage as he came second in the Lausanne Diamond League on Saturday. Neeraj, 28, came second with a best throw of 88.05m, while Pathirage managed to do marginally better than him. Anderson Peters of Grenada came third. It was a closely contested affair, but Pathirage, for the third time in this season, managed to get the better of Neeraj, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist. …Read More<\/p>\n

Neeraj was at the top spot in Lausanne after the second attempt of 88,05m, but Pathirage reclaimed the pole position with his third throw and Neeraj wasn’t able to come back from there on. <\/p>\n

Final Lausanne Diamond League standings <\/p>\n

Rumesh Pathirage – 88.14m<\/p>\n

2. Neeraj Chopra – 88.05m <\/p>\n

3. Anderson Peters – 86.69m <\/p>\n

4. Keshorn Walcott – 83.71m <\/p>\n

5. Marc Minichello – 80.06m <\/p>\n

6. Curtis Thompson -78.13m <\/p>\n

7. Jakub Vadlejch – 77.32m <\/p>\n

8. Artur Felfner – 74.84m <\/p>\n

9. Simon Wieland -73.23m <\/p>\n

Follow all the updates here:<\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:57:55 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj comes second!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: That’s that! Neeraj Chopra finishes second, behind Rumesh Pathirage but ahead of Anderson Peters. The event is over. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:54:54 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj won’t finish top!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj Chopra would have to settle for a second or third spot. He registers a throw of 82.15m attempt. Anderson Peters throws 86.69metres in his third attempt and Pathirage is now set to finish at the top spot. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:52:36 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage fouls!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage fouls in his last attempt and it is now just done to Neeraj and Peters. Can the duo better the 88.14m? <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:43:03 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj skips fifth attempt!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Oh, well, well, well! Neeraj decides to skip his fifth attempt! Will he turn up for the sixth and final attempt? <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:38:22 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage fouls!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Rumesh Pathirage fouls in his fifth attempt, but he’s safe for now. It’s down to Peters and Neeraj to produce a better attempt than 88.14metres. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:36:16 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Anderson Peters third!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: For now, Grenada’s Anderson Peters is at the third spot with a best throw of 86.61m. The fight for the top spot seems to be between Neeraj and Pathirage! <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:30:45 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Foul! Neeraj No!!!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The pressure is now truly getting to Neeraj Chopra! He registers a foul in his fourth attempt and only two chances remain for him to move ahead of the Sri Lankan opponent. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:28:51 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage’s fourth throw!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage registers a throw of 86.71metres in his fourth attempt! He remains in the top position for now. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:26:38 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Simon Wieland OUT!<\/p>\n

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? <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:19:45 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Oh no!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:17:43 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage back at top!<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:10:20 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: YES NEERAJ!!<\/p>\n

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!!!<\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:08:34 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Anderson Peters moves ahead of Neeraj<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:07:08 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Wow Pathirage!<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 22, 2026, 24:04:03 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: First throws done!<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:59:18 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj behind Pathirage!<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:56:24 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Pathirage up and running<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:52:38 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The event begins!<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:48:49 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj vs Pathirage<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:38:56 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Starting list!<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: The starting list for the event is as follows:<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra (India)<\/p>\n

Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

Anderson Peters (Grenada)<\/p>\n

Artur Felfner (Ukraine)<\/p>\n

Curtis Thompson (USA)<\/p>\n

Jakub Vadlejch (Czechia)<\/p>\n

Marc Minichello (USA)<\/p>\n

Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)<\/p>\n

Simon Wieland (Switzerland)<\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:30:11 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Who all are participating?<\/p>\n

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? <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:14:10 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Where to watch?<\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

Aug 21, 2026, 23:07:04 IST<\/p>\n

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Hello and welcome!<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League LIVE: Neeraj came second, behind Pathirage Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League Highlights: Neeraj…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":118752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[9],"tags":[5420,94,10667,57810,11586,57355,57798],"class_list":["post-118751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lausanne","tag-diamond-league","tag-lausanne","tag-lausanne-diamond-league","tag-lausanne-diamond-league-live-updates","tag-neeraj-chopra","tag-neeraj-chopra-diamond-league","tag-neeraj-chopra-live-updates"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/117135342612341917","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}