Men’s javelin finals at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

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Anushe Engineer reports from the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.



  • Arshad Nadeem crashed out of the medal race after fouling his fourth throw; his best reached 82.75m.

  • Keshorn Walcott wins gold with a season’s best 88.16m throw in his fourth attempt.

  • Anderson Peters takes silver with his throw of 87.38m in his second attempt.

  • Curtis Thompson will take the bronze medal for his throw of 86.67m.

  • India’s Sachin Yadav is the leading South Asian in the standings, with a throw of 86.27m for fourth place; Neeraj Chopra finished in eighth place.

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