India's javelin star Kishore Jena has been ruled out of the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 due to an ankle injury, with Yashvir Singh coming in as his replacement.
India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Monday shared his pick for the cricketer he believed would be best suited to take up the javelin.
The World Athletics updated the rankings earlier this week, upping Neeraj's points to 1,445 as compared to Peters' tally of 1,431. as per Olympics.com. Also, Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at number four with 1,370 points to his name.
Ranjith Kumar Ravichandran, a javelin enthusiast from Coimbatore, had responded to a Tweet on social media, expressing his dream of attending the NC Classic in Bengaluru and requesting for Rs 2000 to help cover his expenses.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma congratulated two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, who won the men's javelin throw competition at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025 athletics at the Mestsky Stadion in Czechia on Wednesday.
In five days, two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra claimed his second title after standing triumphant in the javelin throw contest at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike event on Tuesday.
The Neeraj Chopra Classic--India's first global javelin competition that will see the world's best athletes go toe-to-toe at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on July 5th--has attracted a plethora of top brands who have come on board as partners to the event.
Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and pacer Ishant Sharma hailed India's world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for his victory at the Paris Diamond League on Friday.
Chopra set the tone early, launching the spear 88.16m on his first attempt, immediately taking the lead. Germany's Julian Weber came close with a best of 87.88m but fell short. Brazil's Mauricio Luiz da Silva secured third place with a throw of 86.62m.
The current javelin throw world champion, Neeraj Chopra, is set to compete at the Paris Diamond League 2025, scheduled to be held on June 20 at the Stade Sebastien-Charlety, according to Olympics.com.
The Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 is set to now take place on July 5, 2025, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, organisers JSW Sports announced on Tuesday. Initially scheduled for May 24th, the event was deferred, keeping security in mind, and to show solidarity with the nation, as per