• Neeraj Chopra won gold in the javelin throw at the Diamond League in Lausanne (a city on Lake Geneva, in Switzerland).
• This was his second consecutive Diamond League win in this season following the win at Doha in May 2023.
• He is the first Indian to win a gold medal in track and field in Olympics (Tokyo 2020-21) and the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold after Abhinav Bindra (shooting).

ABOUT THE EVENT

• The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field competitions.
• The Diamond League is organised by World Athletics (formerly IAAF or International Association of Athletics Federations).
• The 2023 Diamond League: The 14th edition of the Diamond League began in May 2023 in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
• The 15 meetings in this edition are scheduled at various cities across the world. The finals will be held in September 2023 in Eugene, United States.