India’s only Olympics and World Champion Neeraj Chopra has finally made the comeback, he will be in action in Doha Diamond League on 19 – June 2026.
After his disappointing last season where he ended finishing 8th at the World Athletics Championships 2025 with a best effort of 84.03m. Later while talking to nnis Sports Neeraj reveal he had been struggling from Back Injury since a long time.
Last year the 2023 World champion saw almost everything, he breached the 90m mark for the 1st time in his life at the same venue from which he will be starting this season Doha, parted ways with long term coach Bartonietz Klaus, teamed up with World record holder Jan Železný under him he breached the 90m barrier.
But this season he has to show something more as before starting this season he has again did some major changes in his career, he parted ways with Jan Železný and has joined his 1st coach Jaiveer Chaudhary for the upcoming season has left with long partnership with JSW sports and launched his own Athletes Management company Vel Sports.
Although no one had any clue from when he will be starting his season, AFI former president and current spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla while announcing the India’s CWG squad included Neeraj in the squad with a term he will have to breach the qualification which is at 82.61m. Just days back his name appears on the Doha Diamond league Start list with a social story confirming hi participation in the event.
However, if Neeraj is unable to achieve the qualification standard in Doha, there is another route available. He could return to India and compete at the Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, which will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from June 24 to 28, 2026.
The World Athletics ‘Category B ‘national meet would provide Neeraj with a domestic platform to chase the qualification mark and secure his place at the Commonwealth Games. If he succeeds, India could potentially have three men’s javelin throwers at the Games, with Rohit Yadav and Yashvir already having surpassed the qualifying standard earlier this season.
But It will be a hard but best place to start his Season as Neeraj had in past registered his life’s bets throw at the venue:
2025: 90.23m (NR)
2024: 88.36m
2023: 88.67m
2018: 87.43m (NR)
The Venue is known to be the throwers Paradise, as it has produced the 3rd and 5th longest javelin throws of all time, and this years lineup is promising something big is coming this season to from the Qatar’s Capital.
This year Doha Diamond league Line-up along with their PB:
Neeraj Chopra – PB: 90.23m
Artur Felfner – PB: 84.32m
Ahmed Sameh – PB: 83.10m
Rumesh Tharanga – PB: 92.62m
Anderson Peters – PB: 93.07m
Curtis Thompson – PB: 87.76m
Jakub Vadlejch – PB: 90.88m
Keshorn Walcott – PB: 90.16m
Julius Yego – PB: 92.72m
Neeraj will have the challenge, although the Olympics Champion Arshad Nadeem is missing the meet, another 23 Year old South Asian Sri Lanka’s 23-year-old sensation, Rumesh Tharanga Pathiragae will be one to look out for, the current world leader with a massive throw of 92.62m along with some former rivals like Jakub Vadlejch, Anderson Peters etc
Although Doha’s Perfomance will be made the clear picture for Neeraj’s upcoming season whoch holds 2 Major evets like CWG 2026 and Asian Games 2026.
Till then, the Indian fans will be waiting with their fingers crossed for the Spear champion, the golden boy of India