Overview

• Walcott secured the title with a season-best 88.16m, with Grenada’s Anderson Peters taking silver at 87.38m and the USA’s Curtis Thompson earning bronze at 86.67m.
• India’s Sachin Yadav delivered a breakthrough personal best of 86.27m for fourth, edging Germany’s Julian Weber, who placed fifth at 86.11m.
• Chopra confirmed he had been dealing with back pain in the lead-up to Tokyo, saying limited training affected his timing and confidence.
• Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem finished 10th at 82.75m and apologized to fans, attributing his performance to an injury he has carried since early July.
• Walcott credited a recent coaching switch to Klaus Bartonietz for his resurgence, as the blustery final and a tightened elimination format trimmed the field before the last round.