Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will make his comeback in the Doha Diamond League. Neeraj was named in India’s athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
The global event is set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2. Neeraj Chopra has been out of action since the 2025 World Championship in Tokyo due to a back injury and is currently on his way to full recovery. He requested the AFI to consider his performances in the upcoming events for Commonwealth Games qualification.
To be eligible to represent India , will have to achieve the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark of 82.61m in one of the events. Neeraj is currently in Bienne, Switzerland, for a 47-day off-season training camp along with his long-time physiotherapist Ishaan Marwaha and coach Jai Choudhary.
“Neeraj has recovered from his back injury. He is now training fit and is getting ready to compete probably in the next 10 days or so,” selection committee chairman Adille Sumariwalla said in a virtual press conference.
“He has requested that he will be contesting in a couple of competitions before the Commonwealth Games and if he achieves the qualifying standard, he be selected for the CWG.
India Squad Men For CWG: Gurindervir Singh (100m), Animesh Kujur (200m), Neeraj Chopra*, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh (Javelin), Lokesh Satyanathan, Sreeshankar (Long Jump), Selva Prabhu*, Praveen Chithravel (Triple Jump), Samardeep, Tajinderpal (Shot Put), Tejaswin Shankar (Decathlon, High Jump), Gulveer Singh( 5000m, 10000m), Aadarsh Ram, Sarvesh Kushare (High Jump), Vishal TK, Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m mixed relay), Tejas Shirse (110m hurdles), Santosh T, Yashas P (400m hurdles), Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar (Pole Vault)
India Squad Women for CWG: Parul Chaudhary (3000m Steeplechase, 5000m), Seema, Nidhi (Discus Throw), Pooja (High Jump), Manpreet Kaur (Shotput), Ravina, Priyanka (10000m racewalk), Ansa Babu, Rashdeep Kaur, Neeru Pathak (4x400m mixed relay)