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Neeraj Chopra Takes Silver at Lausanne Diamond League Meet
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THE BRIEF
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Neeraj Chopra secured second place at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 21, 2026, with a season-best throw of 88.05m, finishing just nine centimetres behind winner Rumesh Pathirage.
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Sri Lanka's Pathirage claimed the top spot with a third-round throw of 88.14m, marking his third consecutive victory over the two-time Olympic medallist Chopra in this year's competition circuit.
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Following this result, Chopra climbed to the top five in the season-ending Diamond League Finals standings, with the final event scheduled to take place in Brussels on September 4-5.