That's a wrap for today's coverage of the World Athletics Championships men's javelin qualifying round. Neeraj Chopra makes it through, as does Sachin Yadav. Join us tomorrow as our Indians aim for gold! Goodbye for now.

All 12 finalists have now been confirmed, with the qualification process coming to an end. 7 people sealed direct qualification, throwing above 84.50m. Here is the full list:

1. Anderson Peters, Grenada

2. Julian Weber, Germany

3. Julius Yego, Kenya

4. Dawid Wegner, Poland

5. Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan

6. Neeraj Chopra, India

7. Curtis Thompson, USA

8. Jakub Vadlejch, Czechia

9. Keshorn Walcott, Trinidad & Tobago

10. Sachin Yadav, India

11. Cameron McEntyre, Australia

12. Rumesh Pathirage, Sri Lanka

Not just Neeraj Chopra, but India will also have another representative in the finals! Sachin Yadav finishes 10th overall, with a best throw of 83.67m, and as a result, qualifies as part of the top 12! 

Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the final with 85.28m throw in his final attempt!  It means that the stage is set for a Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem final on Thursday!

USA's Curtis THOMPSON has come up with a throw of 84.72m. So far, six players have sealed their qualification throwing above the 84.50m mark. 

Anderson PETERS (89.53m), Julian WEBER (87.21m), Julius YEGO (85.96m), Dawid WEGNER (85.67m), Neeraj CHOPRA (84.85m) and Curtis THOMPSON (84.72m) have so far qualified!

Arshad, who finished 11th after the first round of attempts, has come up with an even poorer throw! He just managed 74.11m in his second attempt. He is over 10m behind the automatic qualification mark. At this rate, he will not qualify for the final. Just to remind you guys: Only the top-12 throwers enter the final. So far five have met the automatic qualification mark. From Group B, Anderson Peters becomes the second to enter the final with a throw of 89.53m.

India's Rohit Yadav has come with a throw of 77.81m while Yash Vir Singh, the other India in this group, threw 76.11m in his first attempt. Rohit is ninth, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem 10th and Yash Vir 13th so far. Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem needs to improve by leaps and bounds.  

The qualification round for Group B has started! Kenya's Julius YEGO qualified in his first attempt as he threw 85.96m while Anderson PETERS also came agonisingly close with a throw of 84.44m. However, Arshad Nadeem, the Olympic champion, came up with a throw of just 76.99m in his first attempt.

The Group B qualification round is about to begin! Arshad NADEEM, Anderson PETERS, Luiz Mauricio DA SILVA are the three top names in Group B. India's Rohit YADAV and Yash Vir Singh are also there.

One and Done for Neeraj!!!!
Neeraj qualified for the World Athletics Championships Final with 84.85m!!! pic.twitter.com/ojrcOzaCsL

— Sushant Kumar Singh (@Sushant_singh95) September 17, 2025

The Group A qualification is over! Germany's Julian WEBER (87.21m), Poland's Dawid WEGNER (85.67m) and India's Neeraj CHOPRA (84.85) have automatically qualified for the final as they surpassed the 84.50m mark.

Jakub VADLEJCH (84.11m), Keshorn WALCOTT (83.93m), Sachin YADAV (83.67m), Edis MATUSEVICIUS (82.78m), Sumedha RANASINGHE (81.86m) are the next five best throwers. They have not yet qualified. They would be looking forward to the Group B qualification. If their throws are among the top 12, they will qualify.  

Poland's Dawid WEGNER has come up with a 85.67m throw and becomes the third thrower in Group A to enter the final. The other Indian in the group Sachin Yadav throws 82.63m. He holds the No. 6 spot as of now.

The third and the final round of attempts have started. Only two - Neeraj Chopra (84.85m) and Julian Weber (87.21m) - have crossed the automatic qualification mark. Jakub Vadlejch came up with his season best throw of 84.11m and is among the top three throwers. Keshorn WALCOTT (83.93m), Sachin YADAV (83.67m), Edis MATUSEVICIUS (82.78m), Sumedha RANASINGHE (81.54m) complete the top-7 line-up so far.  

The Group B qualification will start from 5:15pm IST. The 18-strong Group B will feature Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, Anderson Peters, Julius Yego, Luiz Da Silva, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and rising Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage among others. 

Sachin Yadav, the other Indian in fray in Group A, comes up with a 83.67m throw! With that throw, he is among the top-five throwers in the Group. Just to jog the reader's mind, one can qualify for the final even if he does not meet the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m. But he needs to be among the top-12 throwers from Group and Group B combined. 

The second round of attempts have started attempt. And Germany' Julian Weber has qualified too with a throw of 87.21m. Jakub VADLEJCH just about missed the automatic qualification mark of 85.50m. He threw 84.11m. Keshorn Walcott came up with a below par 77.61m throw in his second attempt.

To put Neeraj's attempt in the perspective, none of the other competitors so far have touched the 84m mark. Keshorn Walcott (83.93m), Julian Weber (82.29m), Cyprian Mrzyglod (81.47m), Jakub Vadlejch (80.46m), Sumedha Ranasinghe (80.36m) are the top throwers so far. The other Indian in fray Sachin Yadav came up with a 80.16m throw. 

There you go! Neeraj comes up with first attempt and he has qualified for the final with a massive 84.85m! The automatic qualifying mark is 84.50m . The 12 best will qualify for the Final too. This is sheer dominance. Neeraj at the Paris Olympics qualified for the final in his first attempt in the World Championship.  

We are moments away from the start. Just a reminder, Neeraj has been clubbed with Weber, Walcott, Vadlejch and Sachin in the 19-man Group A qualification round, while the 18-strong Group B will have Nadeem, Peters, Yego, Da Silva, Rohit, Yashvir, and rising Sri Lankan Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage among others.

Those who reach automatic qualifying mark of 84.50m or the best 12 will make it to the final round to be held on Thursday. In the last edition, Neeraj won the gold with a 88.17m throw, while Arshad (87.82m) and Jakub Vadlejch (86.67m) had pocketed silver and bronze respectively.

Neeraj, who has been handed a wild card as defending champion, headlines Group A, alongside Diamond League champions Julian Weber of Germany. Arshad is in Group B, also comprising of former world champions Anderson Peters.

While Neeraj and Arshad are part of the 37-man roster, the two rivals have been placed in two different groups in the qualifying round. So, the fans will have to wait till tomorrow, as they are expected to clash in the final.

Back in 2023, when Neeraj became the first Indian to secure a World Championships gold medal with a throw of 88.17 m in Budapest. If he strikes gold again, he will become only the third javelin thrower ever to defend the title. Czech legend Jan Zelezny (1993, 1995), who is now Neeraj's coach, and Anderson Peters (2019, 2022) of Grenada are the other two who have won the world championships crown on two consecutive occasions.

Neeraj and Arshad are set to face off for the first time after the 2024 Paris Olympics, giving him a chance to avenge his second-place finish in the French capital. Arshad had won gold in Paris with a monster throw of 92.97m while Chopra had a best of 89.45m that night.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the men's javeling throw qualifier at the World Athletics Championships 2025. Neeraj Chopra will be competing against Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and 35 others with 12 spots for Thursday's final up for grabs.