New Delhi [India], After finishing second at the Doha Diamond League and making a triumphant return to the national competition with a Federation Cup gold, India Olympic and World Championship gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be playing his third event of the season. The Ostrava Golden Spike Athletics Meet will take place in Czechia on 28 May. This upcoming meet, which is also a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Lab event, is the 63rd edition of the Ostrava Golden Spike competition. On the way to the Paris Olympics 2024, scheduled to be held from July 26 to August 11 this year, Neeraj started his season by finishing second at the Doha Diamond League on May 11 with a best throw of 88.36m, falling by just 2 centimetres. Less than winner and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Jakub Wadlecz.His first national-level appearance since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 came at the Federation Cup in Bhubaneswar and he did not disappoint. Struggling with fatigue due to lack of recovery time and a lot of travel, Neera could only throw 82.27m but it was enough to overcome DP Manu's early lead of 82.06m to clinch the top spot and clinch the gold medal, according to Olympics.com. Was enough for. In Ostrava, the line-up for the men's javelin throw will be tough including home favorite Wadlec and Grenada's Anderson Peters, a former world champion. Peters Doh was also behind Wadlejch and Neeraj in the Diamond League. Neeraj was expected to participate in the Ostrava Golden Spike meet last year, but he had to withdraw from the competition due to a muscle injury.Wadlejch won this title with a best throw of 81.93 metres. In Ostrava, Neeraj Chopra will be in a tough field in the men's javelin throw, which also includes home favorite Wadlec and Grenada's Anderson Peters, a former world champion. Peters finished third in Doha behind Wadlejch and Neeraj. Apart from Neeraj, Wadlejch and Peters, several other global stars will be competing at the event in Czechia, including Italy's Marcel Jacobs, current 100m men's Olympic champion Gianmarco Tamberi. Reigning Olympic co-champion in men's high jump and Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, a world record holder and Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, after the Ostrava meeting, Neeraj is expected to stay in Europe as he looks to play in the Paavo Nurmi Games. Are listed for.Will be held in Turku, Finland on 18 June. The event is the top track and field competition held in Finland since 1957. This event is labeled as 'Continental Tour Gold' and is a top tier world athletics event. In 2022, Neeraj won a silver medal at the Paavo Nurmi Games with his throw. 89.30-metres, which was his personal best at that time.Neeraj later recorded his personal best throw of 89.94 meters during the Stockholm Leg o Diamond League 2022, which is also a national level record, which stands till date.