The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday added another 11 athletes to the 492-athlete list for the Asian Games as the Indian contingent for the Aichi-Nagoya Games was expanded to 768 members.

India's two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra on Saturday announced that he has suffered a ligament tear in his ankle during training, ruling him out of the upcoming Asian Games.

Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League last week with a season-best throw of 88.05 metres.

Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra will spearhead India's 73-member athletics squad at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, as he aims to defend his men's javelin throw title for the third consecutive time.

Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League with a season-best throw of 88.05m, missing out on the top spot by just nine centimetres.

Neeraj Chopra produced his best throw of the 2026 season but once again came up short against Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage, finishing second at the Lausanne Diamond League.

Indian javelin ace Neeraj Chopra produced his best performance in more than a year but was pipped to the post by the rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage for the top spot by a mere nine centimeters in the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Friday.

Neeraj Chopra at Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Highlights: Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage pipped India's Neeraj Chopra to first by just 0.09m at the Lausanne Diamond League javelin event.

Neeraj Chopra Lausanne Diamond League 2026 Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch

The budding rivalry between rising Sri Lankan star Rumesh Pathirage and Indian ace Neeraj Chopra will once again be an intriguing battle when the two square off in the Lausanne Diamond League meet on Friday.