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Neeraj Chopra at World Athletics Championships 2025 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav in final; Nadeem, Anderson Peters, Weber also make cut
Neeraj Chopra World Athletics Championships 2025 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra, India's javelin superstar, will begin his World Championship title defence in the qualification round in Tokyo on Wednesday, facing a formidable field including Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Diamond League champion Julian Weber of Germany. The event takes place at the same arena where Chopra won his historic Olympic gold in 2021.
Chopra aims to join an elite group as only the third male javelin thrower to defend a World Championships title, following Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995) and Anderson Peters of Grenada (2019, 2022).
This competition marks the first encounter between Chopra and Nadeem since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Nadeem claimed gold with a throw of 92.97m, while Chopra secured silver with 89.45m.
The qualification round will see Chopra and Nadeem in separate groups, with their potential clash expected in Thursday's final.
The event features a star-studded lineup including Weber, Peters, 2015 world champion Julius Yego, 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott, Czech veteran Jakub Vadlejch, and Brazilian Luiz da Silva.
India makes history with its largest representation in the event, as Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Rohit Yadav join Chopra. Chopra received a wild card entry as defending champion, while the others qualified through world rankings.
The 19-man Group A qualification round includes Chopra, Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin. Group B consists of 18 athletes, including Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
Competitors must achieve the automatic qualifying mark of 84.50m or finish among the top 12 to advance to Thursday's final.
Chopra aims to join an elite group as only the third male javelin thrower to defend a World Championships title, following Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995) and Anderson Peters of Grenada (2019, 2022).
This competition marks the first encounter between Chopra and Nadeem since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Nadeem claimed gold with a throw of 92.97m, while Chopra secured silver with 89.45m.
The qualification round will see Chopra and Nadeem in separate groups, with their potential clash expected in Thursday's final.
The event features a star-studded lineup including Weber, Peters, 2015 world champion Julius Yego, 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott, Czech veteran Jakub Vadlejch, and Brazilian Luiz da Silva.
India makes history with its largest representation in the event, as Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Rohit Yadav join Chopra. Chopra received a wild card entry as defending champion, while the others qualified through world rankings.
The 19-man Group A qualification round includes Chopra, Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin. Group B consists of 18 athletes, including Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
Competitors must achieve the automatic qualifying mark of 84.50m or finish among the top 12 to advance to Thursday's final.
15:52 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: How can the rest qualify?
The qualification the final is possible for those who:
1. Cross the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m
OR
2. Finish in the top 12 in qualifying
Neeraj Chopra, with his first throw of the qualification round, is through to the final.
1. Cross the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m
OR
2. Finish in the top 12 in qualifying
Neeraj Chopra, with his first throw of the qualification round, is through to the final.
15:47 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Neeraj's qualifying thow
The 27-year-old crossed the required qualification mark in his very first throw.
He let out a loud roar as he released the javelin, and a wry smile once he saw that the job was done.
For those that qualify for the final, there is the luxury of picking the best out of six attempts.
15:43 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: One and done!
Neeraj Chopra, with a comfortable 84.85, throw in his very first attempt. The crowd lets out a loud cheer as India's World No 2 gets past the qualification mark early on and in style.
His rival Julian Weber did not clear the mark, and will have to go for another round.
His rival Julian Weber did not clear the mark, and will have to go for another round.
15:36 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Chopra is warming up
India's number 1 and World No 2 is warming up ahead of the qualification round in Group A alongside some of the best in the sport.
Germany's Julian Weber and Brazil's Luiz Maurício da Silva, who are in fine form heading into the qualifier round are also warming up.
Germany's Julian Weber and Brazil's Luiz Maurício da Silva, who are in fine form heading into the qualifier round are also warming up.
15:30 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Chopra's season so far
Neeraj Chopra’s 2025 season has been impressive to say the least. The Olympic and World Champion opened the year with victory at the Potch Invitational in South Africa before making history in Doha, breaking the 90m barrier for the first time in his career with a throw of 90.23m.
The 27-year-old followed it up with podium finishes in Poland and Zurich and claimed titles in Paris and Ostrava. The most significant moment came in July, when he won the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru with 86.18m. Despite finishing second at the Diamond League Final to Germany’s Julian Weber’s 91.51m, Chopra’s consistency has kept him firmly at the top and a strong contender for upcoming competitions.
The 27-year-old followed it up with podium finishes in Poland and Zurich and claimed titles in Paris and Ostrava. The most significant moment came in July, when he won the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic in Bengaluru with 86.18m. Despite finishing second at the Diamond League Final to Germany’s Julian Weber’s 91.51m, Chopra’s consistency has kept him firmly at the top and a strong contender for upcoming competitions.
15:25 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: What time is it?
On September 17, the Javelin Qualification round will air with an additional dedicated feed from 3:45 PM to 5:00 PM IST
On September 18, the Javelin Final will receive similar spotlight coverage from 3:50 PM to 5:30 PM IST
On September 18, the Javelin Final will receive similar spotlight coverage from 3:50 PM to 5:30 PM IST
15:12 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Biggest throws of the year
Julian Weber has the biggest throw of the year at 91.51m with Brazil's Luiz Mauricio Da Silva next on the list (91.00m).
2025 top list
91.51 - Julian WEBER (GER) on 28 Aug
91.00 Luiz Mauricio DA SILVA (BRA) on 3 Aug
90.23 Neeraj CHOPRA (IND) on 16 May
87.76 Curtis THOMPSON (USA) on 28 Mar
87.16 Yuta SAKIYAMA (JPN) on 5 Jul
86.67 Aliaksei KATKAVETS (BLR) on 24 Apr
86.50 Rumesh Tharanga PATHIRAGE (SRI) on 10 Aug
86.40 Arshad NADEEM (PAK) on 31 May
86.30 Keshorn WALCOTT (TTO) on 22 Aug
85.92 Cyprian MRZYGŁÓD (POL) on 21 Jun
15:10 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Records in javelin throw
Arshad Nadeem entered the list of biggest throws in javelin history last year at the Paris Olympics with a monstrous 92.97m. Will he, or anyone else, be breaching the mark in this event?
All-time top list in javelin throw
98.48 - Jan ŽELEZNÝ (CZE) on 25 May 96
97.76 - Johannes VETTER (GER) on 6 Sep 20
93.90 - Thomas RÖHLER (GER) on 5 May 17
93.09 - Aki PARVIAINEN (FIN) on 26 Jun 99
93.07 - Anderson PETERS (GRN) on 13 May 22
92.97 - Arshad NADEEM (PAK) on 8 Aug 24
92.72 - Julius YEGO (KEN) on 26 Aug 15
92.61 - Sergey MAKAROV (RUS) on 30 Jun 02
92.60 - Raymond HECHT (GER) on 21 Jul 95
92.06 - Andreas HOFMANN (GER) on 2 Jun 18
15:07 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Group B
Group B features Arshad Nadeem, Anderson Peters, Luiz Mauricio Da Silva, Julius Yego, Curtis Thompson, Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, Lars Anthony Flaming, Eemil Porvari, Martin Konecny, Simon Wieland, Oliver Helander, Cameron McEntyre, Rohit Yadav, Gen Naganuma, Marcin Krukowski, Yash Vir Singh, Artur Felfner, Douw Smit
15:04 (IST) Sep 17
Neeraj Chopra Javelin Throw Live: Group A
Group A features Neeraj Chopra, Julian Weber, Keshorn Walcott, Jakub Vadlejch, Edis Matusevicius, Cyprian Mrzyglod, Keyshawn Strachan, Marc Anthony Minichello, Roderick Genki Dean, Lassi Etelatalo, Pedro Henrique Rodrigues, Sumedha Ranasinghe, Yuta Sakiyama, Sachin Yadav, Dawid Wegner, Haoran Hu, Sindri Hrafn Gudmundsson, Billy Julip Lopez, Leandro Ramos
14:59 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Preview
The javelin competition features a star-studded lineup including Weber, Peters, Julius Yego (Kenya's 2015 world champion), Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago's 2012 Olympic champion), Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic), and Luiz da Silva (Brazil), another thrower with a 90m+ personal best.
In Wednesday's Group A qualification round, Chopra will compete alongside Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin, in a group of 19 athletes. Group B, consisting of 18 athletes, includes Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and rising Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
At the previous World Championship in Budapest, Chopra won gold with a throw of 88.17m, followed by Nadeem (87.82m) and Vadlejch (86.67m) who secured silver and bronze, respectively.
Despite the familiarity of the Tokyo arena, where he made history by winning Olympic gold in 2021, it will be challenging for the 27-year-old Chopra to repeat his gold-winning performance.
In Wednesday's Group A qualification round, Chopra will compete alongside Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin, in a group of 19 athletes. Group B, consisting of 18 athletes, includes Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and rising Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
At the previous World Championship in Budapest, Chopra won gold with a throw of 88.17m, followed by Nadeem (87.82m) and Vadlejch (86.67m) who secured silver and bronze, respectively.
Despite the familiarity of the Tokyo arena, where he made history by winning Olympic gold in 2021, it will be challenging for the 27-year-old Chopra to repeat his gold-winning performance.
14:57 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Chopra vs Nadeem
Following the 2024 Paris Olympics, Neeraj Chopra will have his first opportunity to compete against Arshad Nadeem and potentially reclaim victory after finishing second in Paris. Nadeem's gold-winning throw of 92.97m surpassed Chopra's 89.45m at the Olympics.
Despite anticipation for a Wednesday showdown, Chopra and Nadeem are in separate qualifying groups, setting the stage for a likely final-round encounter on Thursday.
Despite anticipation for a Wednesday showdown, Chopra and Nadeem are in separate qualifying groups, setting the stage for a likely final-round encounter on Thursday.
14:54 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Neeraj Chopra at Worlds
Neeraj Chopra won a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. He followed that up with a gold at the 2023 Worlds in Budapest, Hungary. These are only two medals for India in javelin throw at the World Athletics Championshisp.
If Neeraj wins, he will join a small and exclusive list. Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995), who is now Chopra's coach, and Anderson Peters (2019, 2022) of Grenada are other two who have won the world championships crown on two consecutive occasions.
If Neeraj wins, he will join a small and exclusive list. Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995), who is now Chopra's coach, and Anderson Peters (2019, 2022) of Grenada are other two who have won the world championships crown on two consecutive occasions.
14:52 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Indians in action
A record four Indians will be in action during the javelin throw qualification. Neeraj Chopra and Sachin Yadav are in Group A; Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh are in Group B.
Athlete - Personal Best/Season Best
Neeraj Chopra - 90.23m/90.23m
Sachin Yadav - 85.16m/85.16m
Rohit Yadav - 83.65m/83.65m
Yash Vir Singh - 82.57m/82.57m
Athlete - Personal Best/Season Best
Neeraj Chopra - 90.23m/90.23m
Sachin Yadav - 85.16m/85.16m
Rohit Yadav - 83.65m/83.65m
Yash Vir Singh - 82.57m/82.57m
14:33 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Qualification mark
The 37 javelin throwers have been divided into two groups at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Each athlete will get three chances and the mark to beat is 84.50 metres. All athletes who meet that goal will progress into the final tomorrow.
If 12 athletes do not reach the mark, the longest throws will make it. If more than 12 cross the 84.50m barrier, all of them will progress.
If 12 athletes do not reach the mark, the longest throws will make it. If more than 12 cross the 84.50m barrier, all of them will progress.
14:30 (IST) Sep 17
World Athletics Championships Live: Hello!
Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the World Athletics Championships where Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men's javelin throw qualification. Also in action will be Arshad Nadeem, the reigning Olympic champion who has nursed couple of injuries this year. However, it won't be Arshad vs Neeraj just yet. We will have to wait for tomorrow for that. Today, the objective will be to meet the mark and qualify.
Neeraj Chopra World Athletics Championships 2025 Live Updates: Neeraj Chopra, India's javelin superstar, will begin his World Championship title defence in the qualification round in Tokyo on Wednesday, facing a formidable field including Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Diamond League champion Julian Weber of Germany. The event takes place at the same arena where Chopra won his historic Olympic gold in 2021.
Chopra aims to join an elite group as only the third male javelin thrower to defend a World Championships title, following Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995) and Anderson Peters of Grenada (2019, 2022).
This competition marks the first encounter between Chopra and Nadeem since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Nadeem claimed gold with a throw of 92.97m, while Chopra secured silver with 89.45m.
The qualification round will see Chopra and Nadeem in separate groups, with their potential clash expected in Thursday's final.
The event features a star-studded lineup including Weber, Peters, 2015 world champion Julius Yego, 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott, Czech veteran Jakub Vadlejch, and Brazilian Luiz da Silva.
India makes history with its largest representation in the event, as Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Rohit Yadav join Chopra. Chopra received a wild card entry as defending champion, while the others qualified through world rankings.
The 19-man Group A qualification round includes Chopra, Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin. Group B consists of 18 athletes, including Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
Competitors must achieve the automatic qualifying mark of 84.50m or finish among the top 12 to advance to Thursday's final.
Chopra aims to join an elite group as only the third male javelin thrower to defend a World Championships title, following Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995) and Anderson Peters of Grenada (2019, 2022).
This competition marks the first encounter between Chopra and Nadeem since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Nadeem claimed gold with a throw of 92.97m, while Chopra secured silver with 89.45m.
The qualification round will see Chopra and Nadeem in separate groups, with their potential clash expected in Thursday's final.
The event features a star-studded lineup including Weber, Peters, 2015 world champion Julius Yego, 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott, Czech veteran Jakub Vadlejch, and Brazilian Luiz da Silva.
India makes history with its largest representation in the event, as Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Rohit Yadav join Chopra. Chopra received a wild card entry as defending champion, while the others qualified through world rankings.
The 19-man Group A qualification round includes Chopra, Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch, and Sachin. Group B consists of 18 athletes, including Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
Competitors must achieve the automatic qualifying mark of 84.50m or finish among the top 12 to advance to Thursday's final.
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