Neeraj Chopra Javelin qualification highlights: It will be Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem in the final round of World Athletics Championships on September 18. Neeraj Chopra qualified in the first attempt itself with a throw of 84.85m but Nadeem was on the verge of getting knocked out with two poor throws. In his final throw, Nadeem went past the qualification mark to finally make it to the final round of the Championships.
Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem will lock horns in the final of World Athletics Championships on September 18.
Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the final round after throwing 85.28m in his final attempt!!
Anderson Peters - 89.53m (Q)
Julius Yego - 85.96m(Q)
Curtis Thompson - 84.72m (Q)
Anderson Peters has qualified for the final round with a throw of 89.53m.
Arshad Nadeem's second throw is even worse - only 74.17m. Only one attempt left for him. Can he qualify?
Remember, Arshad Nadeem is coming back from injury and his first throw is giving an indication that he is going easy in qualification. But can he cross 84.5m mark or can he be in top 12?
Arshad Nadeem's first throw is only 76.99m. He is yet to QUALIFY!!
Sachin Yadav finishes with 82,63m in his final attempt. But he remains in contention as his best throw is 83.67m. Let us wait for more as another group will be in action in some time.
Jakub Vadlejch also remains in contention with a throw of 84.11m. He is very likely to come in top 12 as he is very close to the qualification mark.
Sachin Yadav has done well to throw 83.67m in his second attempt and has one more attempt to go past the qualification mark. Interestingly, only two athletes from Group A - Neeraj Chopra and Julian Weber - have qualified so far. Top 12 athletes will be considered for the final if not enough of them go past the qualification mark.
There is a long way to go. 18 more athletes will be in action in the Group B and after that, top 12 athletes will be locked in for the final round.
He stays below the qualification round in his second attempt too. He was so close, but 83.67m throw keeps him in contention to be in the top 12.
Julian Weber is the second athlete to qualify for the World Athletics Championships Final round - He has thrown 87.21m and he joins Neeraj in the final.
Sachin Yadav threw 80.16 in his first attempt and will have to take another throw to attempt for the qualification for the final.
This is the fifth consecutive Global Championship where Neeraj Chopra needed just one attempt to qualify for the final.
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Amazing performance this from Neeraj Chopra.
Neeraj Chopra will not take the next throw now!! The moment he went past the 84.85m, the Q mark came against his name and the focus now shifts to the other Indian athlete Sachin Yadav in Group A.
Interestingly, a total of 6 athletes have taken throws and only Neeraj has crossed the qualification mark.
Neeraj Chopra goes past the qualification mark with a throw of 84.85m
Neeraj Chopra is getting ready!! Here we go!!
The Javelin qualification is only a few minutes away from getting underway!! The event is starting at 3:40 PM IST, and the players are warming up at the moment. Remember Neeraj Chopra is the first in the order in this group.
For the unversed, Neeraj Chopra is ranked second in the world while Julian Weber is top-ranked athlete in the world in Javelin. Anderson Peters is ranked third while interestingly, Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem is not ranked.
Arshad Nadeem is part of Group B in the qualification round, and he will be the first to throw. However, the round will get underway at around 5:15 PM IST. Both Neeraj and Arshad are expected to qualify for the final round that is scheduled to be played on September 18 (Thursday). Who will win the battle? That's for another day as both athletes will be concentrating on qualifying as of now.
Julian Weber of Germany and Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic are the competitors of Neeraj Chopra in Group A.
A total of 37 athletes will compete in Javelin Qualification round today. Top 12 athletes will make it to the final round while 84.5m throw is a qualification mark. Let us have a look at the athletes who will be in action in Group A
Julian Weber (GER), Neeraj Chopra (IND), Keshorn Walcott (TTO), Jakub Vadlejch (CZE), Cyprian Mrzygłód (POL), Lassi Etelätalo (FIN), Edis Matusevičius (LTU), Yuta Sakiyama (JPN), Sachin Yadav (IND), Marc Anthony Minichello (USA), Roderick Genki Dean (JPN), Dawid Wegner (POL), Leandro Ramos (POR), Sumedha Ranasinghe (SRI), Haoran Hu (CHN), Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson (ISL), Billy Julio López (COL), Keyshawn Strachan (BAH), Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (BRA)
Ahead of the qualification round, let us have a look at Neeraj Chopra's top five career-best throws
1. Doha Diamond League 2025 - 90.23m
2. Stockholm Diamond League 2022 - 89.94m
3. Lausanne Diamond League 2024 - 89.49m
4. Paris Olympics - Final - 89.45m
5. Paris Olympics - Qualification - 89.34m
Hello and welcome to the World Athletics Championships, where India's Javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra will be in action. A total of four Indian athletes will look to qualify today for the final round, as apart from Neeraj, Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav will also look to shine. 84.5m is the qualification mark to start with to make it to the final round. Neeraj and Sachin Yadav are in action in Group A and the action starts from 3:40 PM IST. Stay tuned for all the live updates:
