New Delhi, June 15 -- Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is set to begin his 2026 athletics season at the Doha Diamond League 2026 in Qatar on Friday, after organisers confirmed his inclusion in the competition's entry list released on Monday, according to Olympics.com.

The Doha event will be Chopra's first competition of the 2026 season after spending the off-season recovering from a back injury during a training camp in Switzerland. His last competitive appearance came at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo last September.

Confirmation of Chopra's participation comes shortly after he was provisionally named in India's 32-member athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games 2026.

This will mark Chopra's fourth straight...