A long-awaited meeting between javelin stars Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem is confirmed as the Olympic gold medallists face each other at the World Athletics Championship 2025 in Japan.India’s Chopra and Pakistan’s Nadeem have qualified for the men’s javelin final on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHere’s what you need to know about the event:What time is the javelin final involving Arshad Nadeem and Neeraj Chopra?The final will begin at 10:23 GMT on Thursday.Where is the javelin final of the World Athletics Championship?The Japan National Stadium in Tokyo is hosting the track and field championship.Which athletes have qualified for the javelin final?Twelve athletes will participate in the final.The starting list for the final includes:
Julian Weber (Germany)
Anderson Peters (Grenada)
Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan)
Neeraj Chopra (India)
Julius Yego (Kenya)
Curtis Thompson (USA)
Cameron McEntyre (Australia)
David Wegner (Poland)
Sachin Yadav (India)
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka)
Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic)
Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago)
How does the qualification process work?All competing athletes have to undergo the qualifying round, also known as the heats, where they get three throws each.At the World Athletics Championships, athletes with a throw of 84.5 metres (277.23 feet) or above entered the final directly and took up the first seven spots. The other five qualified on the basis of the best throws amongst the rest.The number of contesting athletes was 37, who were divided into two heats, A and B. Advertisement Did Chopra and Nadeem compete against each other in the qualifying round?No. Chopra was placed in Heat A, and Nadeem in B.Who are the top-ranked men’s javelin athletes?Germany’s Weber is the top-ranked javelin athlete, followed by Cho …
