Reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra has secured his place in the men’s javelin throw event at the Diamond League 2025 Final in Zurich, Switzerland, as per the latest standings released after the Silesia leg on Saturday.
Neeraj Chopra, a two-time Olympic medallist, did not compete in Silesia Diamond League, but with 15 points from two DL appearances this year, he has already made the cut for the grand finale in Switzerland scheduled for August 27 and 28.
The men’s javelin throw event to decide the 2025 Diamond League champion will be held on August 28.
In his two Diamond League outings this season, the 27-year-old Indian athlete claimed victory at the Paris leg with a throw of 88.16m after producing a national record-breaking 90.23m effort to finish behind Julian Weber of Germany in Doha.
Both Chopra and Weber are tied on 15 points in second place while Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott leads the standings with 17 points from three events. Walcott, the London 2012 Olympic champion, finished second in Silesia with 82.54m.
Two-time world champion Anderson Peters and Luiz Mauricio Da Silva of Brazil are also expected to make the cut for the grand finale in Zurich.
Neeraj Chopra had won the Diamond League title in 2022 and was a runner-up in 2023 and 2024. However, he is yet to confirm his participation in the Zurich Diamond League Final.
Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, the Paris 2024 Olympics gold medallist, has skipped the Diamond League events this year.