{
  "id": 2431693,
  "title": "Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd in Lausanne Diamond League javelin event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/neeraj-chopra-finishes-2nd-in-lausanne-diamond-league-javelin-event",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T19:56:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/lausanne-diamond-league-neeraj-chopra-finishes-second-by-9cm-as-sri-lankas-pathirage-seals-third-straight-win/articleshow/133410611.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage edged Neeraj Chopra by just nine centimetres to beat him for the third time this season at the Lausanne Diamond League. Chopra briefly led with an 88.05m second-round throw, but Pathirage responded with 88.14m. Chopra settled for silver, while Anderson Peters took third, with the result also boosting Chopra’s hopes of reaching the Diamond League Final.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Duplantis edges Karalis to win Lausanne Diamond League pole vault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/duplantis-edges-karalis-to-win-lausanne-diamond-league-pole-vault",
        "published": "2026-08-21T02:01:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Liveblog: Neeraj Chopra in action soon at Lausanne Diamond League",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/liveblog-neeraj-chopra-in-action-soon-at-lausanne-diamond-league",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:14:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Hunt second in Diamond League 200m as White wins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hunt-second-in-diamond-league-200m-as-white-wins",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:00:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}