Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will face reigning champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan in a much-anticipated clash in Diamond League in Silesia, Poland on August 16. It will be their first contest since their Paris Games face-off in 2024.
Chopra and Nadeem will be pitted against each other one year after the javelin competition in Paris on August 8, 2024, when Nadeem had beaten Chopra to win the gold with a 92.97m throw. Chopra, who had won gold in Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had to settle for a silver in Paris with a best throw of 89.45m.
The Silesia DL organisers said it could be the first opportunity for the Indian superstar to settle the scores. “The India-Pakistan battle awaiting the Polish fans will be the first opportunity for revenge after the Paris Olympics,” they said, while announcing the participants of the prestigious event.
“The Pakistani’s form remains something of a mystery as he rarely appears on the European circuit. The exception he will make on August 16th results from his desire to face Chopra,” the organisers said.
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