Neeraj Chopra reclaims world No. 1 spot, Arshad Nadeem fourth in javelin throw rankings

Jun 27, 2025 10:52 PM IST

Currently, Neeraj Chopra has 1445 factors within the javelin throw rankings. Arshad Nadeem is fourth with 1370 factors.

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has reclaimed prime spot within the World Rankings, in the latest checklist launched by World Athletics this week. Neeraj misplaced the No. 1 place to Anderson Peters on September 17 final 12 months, after the Grenadian athlete clinched victory on the Diamond League Final in Brussels.

Neeraj Chopra has reclaimed prime spot within the javelin rankings, Arshad Nadeem is fourth.(AP)

Currently, Neeraj has 1445 factors, and Peters has 1431. Meanwhile, German ace Anderson Peters is third with 1407 factors, adopted by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, who’s fourth with 1370.

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Neeraj will likely be defending his World Championships title in Tokyo in September. He started his season with an invitational meet in Potchefstroom, the place he claimed gold with a 84.52m throw. Then within the Diamond League opener in Doha, he breached the 90m mark for the primary time with a throw of 90.23m. Despite the milestone, he needed to accept second place, behind Weber. Then, on the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Chorzow, he got here second with a throw of 84.14m. 

He lastly defeated Weber on the Paris Diamond League, with a gap throw of 88.16m. Then he obtained his third win of the season on the Ostrava Golden Spike with a throw of 88.16m.

Neeraj will subsequent be in motion on the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, which is scheduled to happen in Bengaluru on July 5. 

After breaching the 90m mark, he informed RevSportz, “Lots of people had questions. Many even used to say that it gained’t occur as a result of I’ve been attempting to breach 90m since 2018. I had reached 88-89 many occasions, however not 90m. So lastly, not mine, however the burden is off the shoulders of Indians.”

He can also be presently working with javelin legend Zelezny, who’s chief coach and was appointed in that function final 12 months. Neeraj has revealed that they’ve been working collectively since February solely.

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