Updated: September 18, 2025 7:54 PM IST 
India’s Sachin Yadav performed better than Neeraj Chopra and came in fourth in the javelin final at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday. He threw a personal best of 86.27m and just missed winning a bronze medal. Neeraj Chopra did not win a medal this time. His best throw was 84.03m, which was lower than the 84.85m he threw in the qualifying round.
Since the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Neeraj had always won a medal in every event, until now. Arshad Nadeem from Pakistan, the current Olympic champion, finished 10th. Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago won the gold with a season-best throw of 88.16m. Anderson Peters of Grenada took silver with 87.38m, and Curtis Thompson from the USA got bronze with a throw of 86.67m.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: Curtis Thompson from the USA made a foul on his last try and finished in second place with his best throw of 86.67m. Anderson Peters from Grenada also ended up in second place after throwing 86.26m on his last attempt. His best throw was 87.38m, which he made on his second try. Keshorn Walcott threw 83m on his last attempt. He won the gold medal with his season-best throw of 88.16m, which he made on his first try.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates:
Keshorn Walcott – 88.16m
Anderson Peters – 87.38m
Curtis Thompson – 86.67m
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: Neeraj Chopra finished eighth at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, ending his amazing run of always finishing in the top two since 2021.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: Pakistan’s Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem and Dawid Wegner from Poland are out of the competition.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: On his fourth try, he threw 82.86m. He shouted in frustration after the throw, showing he was upset with how he performed today. But he is still safe and will get to throw a fifth time.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: Arshad Nadeem won’t advance to the next stage. He had to improve his position by at least two spots in this try, but he made a foul throw instead.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: Now, the players will throw starting from the last place. The two with the lowest scores will be eliminated. Arshad Nadeem will throw first.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates:
ATTEMPT – 3
Curtis Thompson – 86.67m | 81.36m | 85.31
Julius Yego – 76.58m | 85.54m | X
Cameron McEntyre – 74.39m | 75.65m | X
Dawid Wegner – 77.15m | 82.84m | 78.19m
Rumesh Pathirage – 84.38m | 81.22m | 82.17m
Jakub Vadlejch – 78.71m | X
Keshorn Walcott – 81.22m | 87.83m
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates: A foul on the second attempt by India’s Sachin Yadav. He stays in third place with a best of 86.27m.
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics 2025 javelin final LIVE Updates:
ATTEMPT 2 –
Curtis Thompson – 86.67m
Julius Yego – 76.58m | 85.54m
Cameron McEntyre – 74.39m
Dawid Wegner – 77.15m
Rumesh Pathirage – 84.38m
Jakub Vadlejch – 78.71m
Keshorn Walcott – 81.22m
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