World Championships finalist Sachin Yadav is set to make his Diamond League debut at the Rome Diamond League 2026 today. The 26-year-old athlete will be the only Indian competing at the prestigious meet, with 2020 Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra missing from the start list since he is yet to begin his season.
Sachin had a breakthrough 2025 season, clinching a silver at the Asian Championships in South Korea and securing a fourth-place finish at the World Championships in Tokyo.
He will be up against the Elite line-up:
- Jakub Vadlejch — 90.88m
- Thomas Röhler — 93.90m
- Anderson Peters — 93.07m
- Giovanni Frattini — 83.61m
- Julius Yego — 92.72m
- Dawid Wegner — 85.67m
- Rumesh Pathirage — 89.37m (World Lead)
- Keshorn Walcott — 90.16m
- Curtis Thompson — 87.76m
- Sachin Yadav — 86.27m
He will be in action will be in action at the Olympic Stadium in Rome on June 4 at the Diamond League 2026. His event is to begin around 10:40 pm IST.
The Rome Diamond League 2026 will be live-streamed on the YouTube channel of Wanda Diamond League.
In his most recent outing at the Federation Cup 2026 in Ranchi, Sachin finished fifth with a throw of 79.07m, missing the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 82.61m, which also will be his main target at the Rome.