Lausanne, Aug. 4 -- Former Olympic and World Championship gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be competing at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 21, confirmed the organisers on Monday.

The meet, which is also known as the 'Athletissima', will be the Indian javelin legend's fourth appearance in Lausanne. Neeraj would head into the event with a Commonwealth Games silver, with a best throw of 85.83 m, still eyeing a return to his top form, as per Olympics.com.

The 28-year-old Indian athlete secured a win at the event in 2022, with a massive throw of 89.08 m and followed it with a successful title defence in the next edition with a throw of 87.66. In the 2024 edition of the Lausanne Diamond League, he finished runners-up des...