Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face stiff competition from Anderson Peters and Julian Weber at the Diamond League (DL) Final in Zurich, Switzerland, on August 28.

The ace Javelin thrower lifted the DL trophy in 2022 before finishing runner-up in 2023 and 2024. Chopra competed in two of the four qualifying events in Doha and Paris.

The 27-year-old reigning world champion breached the 90-metre (90.23) mark at the Doha leg in May, but he was pushed to the second position by Weber. In Paris, Chopra threw 88.16m to finish first.

In addition to Andrian Mardare, Keshorn Walcott and Julius Yego, local thrower Simon Wieland completes the star-studded field in men's javelin.

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In July, Chopra clinched the Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru with an effort of 86.18 m.

The Diamond League is an elite one-day meeting featuring 32 events, with the winners given a wild card entry for the World Championships, which will be held in Tokyo from September 13 to 21. The men's javelin event at the Diamond League final is scheduled for August 28.

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