Sachin Yadav emerged as India’s new next javelin star as the 25-year-old achieved his personal best of 86.27m in Tokyo on Thursday to finish fourth at World Athletics Championship. However, it was a disappointing event for defending champion Neeraj Chopra as the two-time Olympic medallist finished at eighth spot with a best throw of 84.03m.

This was the first time since 2021, neeraj finished outside of the top two. Meanwhile, there was no India vs Pakistan rivalry in Tokyo as patis Olympics gold medallist Arshad Nadeem finished 10th with his best attempt of 82.75m which came in his third attempt.