While the focus will be on Chopra vs Nadeem contest, Sachin Yadav will also be eying podium finish having qualified for the men’s javelin final with a throw of 83.67m in the qualification round. Earlier this year Sachin won silver at the Asian Championships silver with a throw of 85.16m.

Updates:

Anderson Peters of Grenada takes silver. Keshorn Walcott from Trinidad & Tobago wins gold. USA's Curtis Thompson clinches bronze.

Sachin Yadav keeps rising up the ranks, scales a throw of 85.96. Sachin Yadav finishes 4th in the standings, narrowly misses out on a medal.

Neeraj Chopra fails in his title defence, knocked out after third fouled attempt.

Arshad Nadeem knocked out of World Athletics Championships 2025

Yet another throw from Nadeem results in a foul, as does for Neeraj Chopra, who lets out a grunt.

Sachin Yadav, though, continues to improve. His third attempt scales 85.27 meters.

Neeraj Chopra fails to cross his previous best of 84.03 meters, Nadeem also falls behind.

Sachin Yadav fails to cross his earlier throw of 86.27 meters.

Neeraj Chopra scales a throw of 84.03 in 2nd attempt, Nadeem repeats the distance of 82.73 meters.

India's Sachin Yadav stuns with a throw of 86.27 meters.

Neeraj Chopra clocks 83.65 meters in his first attempt, Arshad Nadeem's throw scales 82.73.

Start list of the World Athletics Championships 2025 men’s javelin throw final

Julian Weber, GER – SB: 91.51, PB: 91.51

Anderson Peters, GRN – SB: 89.53 PB: 93.07

Arshad Nadeem, PAK – SB: 86.40 PB: 92.97

Neeraj Chopra, IND – SB: 90.23 PB: 90.23

Julius Yego, KEN – SB: 85.96 PB: 92.72

Curtis Thompson, USA – SB: 87.76 PB: 87.76

Cameron Mcentyre, AUS – SB: 83.03 PB: 83.03

Dawid Wegner, POL – SB: 85.67 PB: 85.67

Sachin Yadav, IND – SB: 85.16 PB: 85.16

Rumesh Pathirage, SRI – SB: 86.50 PB: 86.50

Jakub Vadlejch, CZE – SB: 84.11 PB: 90.88

Keshorn Walcott, TTO – SB: 86.30 PB: 90.16

(*SB: Season Best) (*PB: Personal Best)

While the focus will be on Chopra vs Nadeem contest, Sachin Yadav will also be eying podium finish having qualified for the men’s javelin final with a throw of 83.67m in the qualification round.  Earlier this year Sachin won silver at the Asian Championships silver with a throw of 85.16m.

Where to watchNeeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem contest?

The men’s javelin throw final in World Athletics Championships 2025 will start at 3.53 PM IST, and it will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.

This is the first meeting between the two since the Pakistani javelin thrower edged the Indian star to the Olympic gold medal in 2024. Germany's Julian Weber is also aiming to clinch the gold in the men’s javelin throw final of the World Athletics Championships 2025.

Neeraj Chopra shares thought after breaching the qualification mark after first throw during Men's Javelin qualification round at World Athletics Championships 2025

The defending champion needed just a single throw, his very first attempt of 84.85m, to secure automatic qualification for the javelin final. Arshad Nadeem qualified for the final with a big attempt of 85.28 metres.