When will Neeraj Chopra and Rumesh Pathirage's new rivalry resume after CWG?
Javelin stars Neeraj Chopra and Rumesh Pathirage are set to compete again at the Lausanne Diamond League following their recent Commonwealth Games showdown. The event will feature a highly competitive field, including Olympic and world champions.
Why it matters
This matchup highlights the growing intensity of the rivalry between South Asian athletes in global track and field.
NEW DELHI: The newest rivalry in men's javelin is set to resume sooner than expected.Just days after Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage edged Neeraj Chopra to the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow, the two South Asian stars will lock horns again at the Lausanne Diamond League on August 21 in Switzerland.The Lausanne meet will feature one of the strongest javelin fields of the season, with five athletes from the Commonwealth Games final, including Pathirage, Chopra, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, Trinidad and Tobago's reigning world champion Keshorn Walcott and India's bronze medallist Yash Vir Singh.Glasgow rivals set for round twoPathirage heads to Lausanne in red-hot form after winning the Commonwealth Games title with a throw of 89.75m.
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