The men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday ended in anti-climax as Paris Olympics 2024 top two finishers – Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra – crashed out in 10th and 8th place respectively. The final was billed to be an India vs Pakistan rivalry and a replay of Paris Olympics 2024 javelin final between Neeraj and Arshad. Neeraj Chopra only managed a best throw of 84.03m far short of 90.2m he had achieved earlier this season in the Doha Diamond League 2025 event. In fact Neeraj was trumped by India’s Sachin Yadav who produced a best of 86.27m with his first attempt. Pakistan’s Olympic champion did even worse by finishing in 10th place. After qualifying to the javelin final with a 85m-plus throw in his third and final attempt on Wednesday Arshad Nadeem only managed a best of 82.75m in his 4 attempts before crashing out in 10th place. (More to come)