Javelin throw World champion Neeraj Chopra and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will be the two Indian athletes in action at the Zurich Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland on Thursday.
The Zurich meet also known as the Weltklasse Zurich, is the 11th leg of the Diamond League 2023 season, as per Olympics.com.
Reigning Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will go into the Zurich meet after winning a historic gold medal at the World Athletics Championships 2023 last week, becoming the first Indian to be crowned world champion in any track and field category.
The 25-year-old Chopra, who holds the javelin throw national record of 89.94m, is also the reigning Diamond League men’s javelin throw champion. Interestingly, the Indian javelin ace won the title last year at the same Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, where he will be competing on Thursday.
Neeraj Chopra won the first two Diamond League javelin events this season in Doha and Lausanne but sat out the Monaco leg in July. (ANI)
