Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem set for first battle since since Paris Olympics at Silesia Diamond League meet

Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra shall be going through Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem for the primary time for the reason that Paris Olympics final yr on the Diamond League meet in Poland subsequent month. The Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial shall be happening on the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland, and can host an Indo-Pak showdown in males’s javelin throw on 16 August, instantly after the 2 nations rejoice their Independence Day.

This would be the first assembly between the 2 since
Nadeem beat Chopra to Olympic gold within the French capital final yr with a 92.97m throw that additionally broke the Video games document. Chopra had made historical past on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 by changing into the primary Indian to win a Olympic gold in athletics, and was eyeing back-to-back victories when the Pakistani dashed his hopes with one monster throw, with Chopra successful silver with a finest effort of 89.45m.

The 2 had been initially scheduled to face off on the
inaugural Neeraj Chopra Basic, which happened at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium earlier this month. The invitation to Nadeem, nonetheless, was withdrawn after the phobia assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam in April that was adopted by a navy battle between the 2 nuclear-armed nations.

‘First alternative for revenge after the Paris Olympics’

What makes the upcoming showdown even spicier is the truth that will probably be the primary assembly between Chopra and Nadeem since
the previous breached the 90-metre mark for the primary time in his profession.

“Neeraj Chopra will face Arshad Nadeem. The Indian-Pakistani battle awaiting the Polish followers would be the first alternative for revenge after the Paris Olympics,” learn a press release from the organisers saying the individuals at subsequent month’s occasion.

“The Pakistani’s type stays one thing of a thriller, as he hardly ever seems on the European circuit. The exception he’ll make on August sixteenth outcomes from his need to face Chopra.

“The latter turned the twenty sixth thrower in historical past to surpass 90 metres this spring. And he’s actually craving for extra,” it added, referring to Chopra breaching the 90-metre barrier for the primary time in his profession throughout the Doha meet earlier within the 2025 Diamond League.

The most recent Diamond League occasion happened in Monaco, the place
Animesh Kujur turned the primary Indian sprinter to compete within the prestigious competitors, ending a creditable fourth in U-23 200m. The DL caravan then strikes to London subsequent week earlier than resuming motion in Poland subsequent month.