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Chopra, Nadeem and Weber Qualify for World Javelin Final in Tokyo

The defending champion sealed qualification with an 84.85m first throw.

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The Javelin Men's qualificatioon will feature both Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem
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Overview

  • India’s Sachin Yadav also reached the 12-man final with an 83.67m effort, while Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh did not advance.
  • Arshad Nadeem booked his place from Group B with 85.28m after an initial scare, and Julian Weber qualified from Group A with 87.21m.
  • Grenada’s Anderson Peters led all qualifiers at 89.53m, with Poland’s Dawid Wegner posting 85.67m and Jakub Vadlejch missing the automatic mark at 84.11m.
  • The automatic qualifying standard was 84.50m, with the remainder of spots filled by the best performers across both groups.
  • The final is scheduled for Thursday, September 18 at 3:53pm IST, with Star Sports televising in India and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar/JioHotstar.