Neeraj Chopra's association with the Indian Army began in August 2016 when he was inducted as a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment
Defending champion Neeraj Chopra failed to make a mark in the stadium he once created history back in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as he finished at 8th spot with a best throw of 84.03m on the night.
Sachin Yadav finished 4th with 86.27m, Neeraj Chopra 8th with 84.03m, and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem managed 82.75m.
Neeraj Chopra's men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championship 2025 will take place at 3:53 PM IST. JioHostar will live stream Neeraj vs Arshad javelin throw event today
Fans in India hail today's World Athletics javelin final as an India vs Pakistan clash, with Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem battling to emerge on top.
27-year-old Neeraj Chopra, a two-time Olympic medalist, sent his spear to 84.85 m in his first attempt in Group A of the qualification round.
Neeraj Chopra clears 84.85m in first attempt, Arshad Nadeem recovers with 85.28m in third to set up a high-voltage India vs Pakistan javelin final in Tokyo.
The live streaming of the World Athletics Championship 2025 will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India
This is Neeraj's third second-spot finish in four Diamond League finals he has featured in so far. Before this, he won the top spot in 2022 and then finished second in 2023 and 2024
Neeraj recorded his best throw of the night of 85.01m in his final attempt to edge out Keshorn Walcott at the second spot
The live streaming of the event is available on Wanda Diamond League YouTube. You can catch the live coverage of Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at business-standard.com from 10 PM IST today
Neeraj Chopra returns to Zurich for the Diamond League Final 2025, facing Germany's Julian Weber and Grenada's Anderson Peters in a high-stakes javelin duel.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will headline India's 17-member squad for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo; Murali Sreeshankar makes late cut.
Chopra's decision appears to be a strategic move to conserve energy and fine-tune preparations ahead of the high-stakes Zurich final, where the men's javelin competition is scheduled for August 28.
Two-time Olympic medallist Chopra has collected 15 points from two appearances in the league so far - a second-place finish in Doha and a first-place finish in Paris.
Neeraj's sudden withdrawal has raised questions, with no official explanation yet provided. His absence, along with Nadeem's, leaves fans disappointed as the marquee matchup fizzled out before it bega
The reason for Neeraj Chopra's name not featuring in the entry list is not known for now.
The 27-year-old Chopra, who had won gold in Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had to settle for a silver in Paris with a best throw of 89.45m.
According to Silesia Diamond League organisers, this contest promises to be electric. They described it as an "Indian-Pakistani battle that fans in Poland can't wait to witness."
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage won the bronxe medal, while India's Sachin Yadav finished at fourth spot just outside podium finish