Neeraj Chopra at Doha Diamond League 2026 Highlights: Neeraj finishes fourth with best throw of 85.69m; Sri Lankan Pathirage wins

Right then, the top three - Pathirage, Anderson and Thompson - will throw one more. A poor attempt from the Sri Lankan as he fails to improve his already huge marker with a throw of 81.35m in his final attempt.

Anderson Peters tries but only manages an 83.27m throw.

Up to Curtis Thompson now to try and attempt a late upset. Poor throw from the American, he walks over the line for a foul as the top three remains the same!

That's the end for Neeraj Chopra as he finishes fourth with a best mark of 85.69m on his return to competitive action.

-Pritish Raj

The Sri Lankan continues his dominance. Rumesh Pathirage throws 88.68m in the fourth round to take the lead in an experienced field.

-Pritish Raj

My goodness! World leader Rumesh Pathirage announces his arrival! Moves into the lead with a gigantic 88.68m throw!

Leader Peters gets a 85.73m throw in his fourth attempt. Thompson follows up with 83.01m. Neeraj next now!

Neeraj Chopra also became the first Indian to cross the 85m mark in this season, overtaking Rohit Yadav as the national leader.

-Pritish Raj

Chopra improves! He records a throw of 85.59m to snatch back the 3rd place from Rumesh.

Further improvement for Neeraj as he crossed Rumesh Pathirage to move to third place with a 85.69m throw.

- Pritish Raj

Rumesh Pathirage goes ahead of Neeraj Chopra! A throw of 84.63m takes him to 3rd place as Neeraj slips to fourth now.

Neeraj registered 82.77m on his second attempt, and with that throw, he has cleared the qualifying mark of 82.61m set by the Athletics Federation of India for the Commonwealth Games.

- Pritish Raj

World leader, Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage registers a throw of 82.62m in his first attempt.

Trinidad's Keshorn Walcott starts the Javelin throw event. A good start for him as he records 81.47m to open his mark.

Rumesh Pathirage: The Sri Lankan thrower became the first javelin thrower to cross the 90m mark in the season after he registered a personal best of 92.62m at the Rome Diamond League. He has produced some of the biggest throws of the season and will look to continue his good form.

CREDIT: World Athletics

“I don’t think it was a good decision to compete in Tokyo knowing that I was already carrying an injury,” Neeraj said at the pre-event press conference. “In athletes’ lives, if you try to save one injury, there is another one that can come up. But it was the last competition of the year, so I pushed for it.”

Hello and welcome back to The Indian Express' live coverage of the athletics event amid the sporting influx of football and cricket. The occasion is special as star Indian Javelin thrower and double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is back in action as he competes in the Diamond League 2026 in Doha, Qatar.

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