Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: Neeraj wins gold 86.16m throw; Yugo wins silver
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage won the bronxe medal, while India's Sachin Yadav finished at fourth spot just outside podium finish
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The inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic concluded with the poster boy, Neeraj Chopra, walking away with the gold medal with his best throw of 86.18m in his third attempt. Kenya’s Julius Yego, with his best attempt of 84.51m, took the silver medal, while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, with a best throw of 84.34m, ended up winning the bronze.
For India, apart from Neeraj, Sachin Yadav was the second-best athlete of the night after the young star finished just outside the podium in the fourth spot with a best throw of 82.33m. Among other Indian players, Yashvir Singh, with a best throw of 79.65m, finished at the eighth spot, while Sahil Silwal and Rohit Yadav finished ninth and tenth with best throws of 77.48m and 77.11m, respectively.
In the most shocking result of the night, Germany’s Thomas Röhler, who won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished at the 11th spot with a best throw of 75.85m.
It was a tough night for all the athletes, as the strong opposing winds made it difficult to throw with accuracy. Multiple shots ended up as internationally invalid or unintentional no-throws.
Final standings of the 2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic:
| Players | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 | Attempt 5 | Attempt 6 | Best throw |
| Neeraj Chopra (India) | X | 82.99 | 86.18 | x | 84.07 | 82.22 | 86.18 |
| Julius Yego (Kenya) | 79.97 | 80.07 | 79.73 | 84.51 | x | 82.45 | 84.51 |
| Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) | 71.19 | 81.9 | 84.34 | x | 80.1 | 77.23 | 84.34 |
| Sachin Yadav (India) | X | 77.3 | 82.33 | x | 79.4 | 73.45 | 82.33 |
| Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland) | X | 78.48 | 79.04 | x | x | 82.23 | 82.23 |
| Curtis Thompson (USA) | 79.35 | 77.35 | 80.84 | x | 81.5 | X | 81.5 |
| Luiz Mauricio Da Silva (Brazil) | 75.2 | 80.31 | x | x | x | 79.89 | 80.31 |
| Yashvir Singh (India) | X | 76.1 | 79.65 | x | x | x | 79.65 |
| Sahil Silwal (India) | 77.48 | 75.55 | x | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 77.48 |
| Rohit Yadav (India) | 77.11 | 75.28 | x | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 77.11 |
| Thomas Rohler (Germany) | 75.85 | X | x | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 75.85 |
| Martin Konecny (Czech Republic) | X | 71.99 | x | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | 71.99 |
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Final standings
8:54 PM
2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj wins gold
Neeraj's with his best attempt of 86.18m throw wins the gold medal.
8:42 PM
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Final and sixth round of the event will be underway in sometime. Neeraj is favourite to win gold.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Rankings after round 5
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj's fifth throw
Neeraj's fifth throw is of 84.07m, not his best but he still leads at top.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: First invalid throw from Yugo
Yugo gets his fifth throw invaid after walking outside line.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Rankings after round 4
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj's fourth throw
Neeraj's fourth throw is invalid.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Yugo improves
Julius Yugo in his fourth attempt gets 84.51m throw and is now at number second spot.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Last four elimnated
India's Shahil, Rohit along with Thomas Rohler and Martin Konecny have been eliminated after finishing in bottom 4 after first three throws
8:19 PM
2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Rankings after round 3
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj's second throw
Neeraj's second throw is of 82.99m, he is now at top.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: rankings after round 1
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Neeraj's first throw
Neeraj's first throw is invalid after he slipped.
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2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic LIVE UPDATES: Yugo at top
Julius Yugo with 79.97 m throw is currently leading at top.
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First Published: Jul 05 2025 | 6:30 PM IST
