Overview

• Neeraj Chopra managed 84.03m to finish eighth, ending his long podium streak and later saying it “wasn’t my night” as he disclosed a back disc issue.
• Sachin Yadav, 25, threw a personal best of 86.27m for fourth, missing bronze by 40 centimetres and producing two additional efforts over 85m.
• Keshorn Walcott won gold with 88.16m, Anderson Peters took silver at 87.38m, and Curtis Thompson claimed bronze with 86.67m.
• India departed the World Championships without a medal for the first time in six years, with high jumper Sarvesh Kushare clearing 2.28m to place sixth.
• Biomechanics expert Klaus Bartonietz praised Yadav’s stable left side and fast front-leg plant, while Uwe Hohn said Yadav could reach 90m–95m under the right coach and added that Chopra needs significant technical adjustments.