Overview

• Keshorn Walcott won the men’s javelin at the World Athletics Championships with 88.16m, with Anderson Peters taking silver at 87.38m and the USA’s Curtis Thompson earning bronze at 86.67m.
• Defending champion Neeraj Chopra finished eighth with 84.03m and revealed he had been dealing with a back issue in the lead-up, ending a years-long run of podium finishes.
• India’s Sachin Yadav posted a personal best of 86.27m to place fourth, finishing ahead of Germany’s Julian Weber, who was fifth at 86.11m.
• Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem placed 10th with 82.75m and told fans his injury-hit season contributed to the result.
• Walcott credited recent work with coach Klaus Bartonietz and prevailed in a blustery final where no athlete reached 90 meters.