Neeraj Chopra can return to Lausanne Diamond League, preparations for Golden Boy are going on vigorously

New Delhi: World number one javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, is likely to make a comeback with the sixth leg of the Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30. Chopra, the reigning Olympic champion, is yet to officially confirm the same but according to the official website of the event, the Indian athlete will be competing in the event, which is slated to be held later this month. Champion Neeraj Chopra will be challenged by Yakub Wadlech of Czech Republic and Julian Weber of Germany. Chopra had announced on Twitter last month that he had strained a hamstring during training and had pulled out of the June 4 FBK Games in the Netherlands and the June 13 Paavo Nurmi meet in Finland as a precaution.

The 25-year-old athlete is also not participating in the ongoing National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. Chopra is also scheduled to take part in the Golden Spike Ostrava tournament in Czech Republic on June 27 but has not made a formal announcement yet.

The star athlete for India began the season on a fine note by winning the Doha Diamond League title with an effort of 88.67m on May 5. This year, the World Championship, Diamond League Final and Asian Games are also to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27.

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