<p>Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who was recovering from a muscle strain, will return to action for the sixth stage of the Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30.</p>.<p>In the list released by the organisers of the prestigious athletics meet, the world number one Indian's name has been entered in the javelin throw event.</p>.<p>Besides Chopra, the names of top Indian athletes Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar have been entered in long jump.</p>.<p>"In the javelin, the Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will be challenged by the Czech Jakub Vadlejch and German Julian Weber," the official website of the competition stated recently.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Chopra had announced on Twitter last month that he had sustained a muscle strain during his training and, as a precautionary measure, he had pulled out of the FBK Games in the Netherlands (June 4) and the Paavo Nurmi meet in Finland (June 13).</p>.<p>The 25-year-old also missed the recently-concluded National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.</p>.<p>He also has a scheduled tournament at the Golden Spike Ostrava in the Czech Republic on June 27.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old had won the Doha Diamond League on May 5 with a throw of 88.67m, capping off a perfect start to the season.</p>.<p>There is also the World Championships (August 19-27) in Budapest, Hungary, which is the major event this year, along with the Diamond League Finals and the Asian Games.</p>.<p>With his gold in Tokyo in 2021, Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal in athletics.</p>
<p>Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who was recovering from a muscle strain, will return to action for the sixth stage of the Diamond League in Lausanne on June 30.</p>.<p>In the list released by the organisers of the prestigious athletics meet, the world number one Indian's name has been entered in the javelin throw event.</p>.<p>Besides Chopra, the names of top Indian athletes Jeswin Aldrin and Sreeshankar have been entered in long jump.</p>.<p>"In the javelin, the Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will be challenged by the Czech Jakub Vadlejch and German Julian Weber," the official website of the competition stated recently.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Chopra had announced on Twitter last month that he had sustained a muscle strain during his training and, as a precautionary measure, he had pulled out of the FBK Games in the Netherlands (June 4) and the Paavo Nurmi meet in Finland (June 13).</p>.<p>The 25-year-old also missed the recently-concluded National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.</p>.<p>He also has a scheduled tournament at the Golden Spike Ostrava in the Czech Republic on June 27.</p>.<p>The 25-year-old had won the Doha Diamond League on May 5 with a throw of 88.67m, capping off a perfect start to the season.</p>.<p>There is also the World Championships (August 19-27) in Budapest, Hungary, which is the major event this year, along with the Diamond League Finals and the Asian Games.</p>.<p>With his gold in Tokyo in 2021, Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal in athletics.</p>