Overview

• Chopra lines up in a seven-man men’s javelin field featuring Anderson Peters, Julian Weber, Keshorn Walcott, Julius Yego, Andrian Mardare and host entry Simon Wieland.
• He qualified fourth for the finale after competing in two of the four javelin legs, highlighted by a Paris win and a 90.23m throw in Doha.
• Germany’s Julian Weber holds the season lead at 91.06m and comes off an 89.65m victory in Brussels, having recently reported and recovered from Achilles issues.
• Chopra’s last competition was the Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru on July 5, which he won with 86.18m before tuning up for Zurich.
• The javelin final starts at 11:15 pm IST on August 28 and will stream live on the Wanda Diamond League YouTube and Facebook channels, with no linear TV broadcast in India.