Neeraj Chopra finished eighth in the men's javelin final of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, as he was dethroned as world champion in the very stadium where he became Olympic champion four years ago.
On a day when no thrower managed to cross 90m, Neeraj was ousted after the fifth round with a best effort of 84.03m that left him eighth overall. Sachin Yadav was the highest-finishing Indian at the final, as he finished fourth, with a terrific effort of 86.27m, a personal best. Sachin came into the World Championship with a personal best of 85.16m, and bettered it three times in the final.
Sachin ended up finishing behind Keshorn Walcott, Anderson Peters and Curtis Thompson. Walcott threw a season's best of 88.16m, as he won the World Championship title.
On a night when the pre-tournament favourites Julian Weber, Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj all never really found rhythm, Walcott was in a class of his own, as he threw more than 85m on three separate occasions in the final.
Neeraj began the night with 83.65m which put him at fifth place and improved upon it with 84.03m before fouling his third throw. His fourth throw measured 82.86m, which meant that he had to better 85.54m and Kenya's Julius Yego in his fifth throw to remain in competition.
But Neeraj fouled his fifth attempt to end the day in disappointment.
Known for his consistency, it was just a complete off-night for Neeraj in the end, as he didn't even cross the 85m mark in five attempts
The final standings:
Keshorn Walcott - 88.16m
Anderson Peters - 87.38m
Curtis Thompson - 86.67m
Sachin Yadav - 86.27m
Julian Weber - 86.11m
Julius Yego - 85.54m
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage - 84.38m
Neeraj Chopra - 84.03m
Dawid Wegner - 82.84m
Arshad Nadeem - 82.73m
Jakub Vadlejch - 78.71m
Cameron McEntyre - 75.65m
You can follow all the action from the men's javelin throw final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in our live blog, below: