Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 Highlights: Chopra wins with 86.18m throw; Julius Yego, Rumesh Pathirage complete top three

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Published at :July 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM

Modified at :July 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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The Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 is the first-ever Continental Tour Gold-level or A-Category event in India. The first edition of the NC Classic 2025 will witness 12 javelin throwers in action on Saturday, July 5, at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

The competition was earlier scheduled to take place on May 24 but had to be pushed to a later date amid the tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.

Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 is conducted by World No. 1 javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, in association with JSW Sports, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), and World Athletics (WA).

Five javelin throwers from India and seven from different nations will be in action in the one-day event. India’s Kishore Kumar Jena and Grenada’s Anderson Peters have been ruled out of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 due to ankle injuries. Yash Vir Singh has replaced Kishore, while Poland’s Cyprian Mrzyglod will replace Peters in the star-studded lineup for the competition.

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The Indian javelin throwers competing in the tournament are two-time Olympic medalists Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Yash Vir Singh, Rohit Yadav, and Sahil Silwal. Sachin will be among the Indian players to watch out for in the competition, alongside fan favourite Neeraj Chopra.

Start list for Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025

Neeraj Chopra (India): PB & SB – 90.23m
Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil): PB & SB – 86.62m
Curtis Thompson (USA): PB & SB – 87.76m
Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland): PB & SB – 85.92m
Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka): PB – 85.45m, SB – 85.41m
Sachin Yadav (India): PB & SB – 85.16m
Julius Yego (Kenya): PB – 92.72m, SB – 83.08m
Yash Vir Singh (India): PB & SB – 82.57m
Thomas Rohler (Germany): PB – 93.90m, SB – 80.79m
Martin Konecny (Czechia): PB & SB – 80.59m
Rohit Yadav (India): PB – 83.40m, SB – 80.47m
Sahil Silwal (India): PB – 81.81m, SB – 77.84m

What time will Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 start?

The event will be held on July 5 (Saturday) and is expected to start from 7:00 PM local time. It will be at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

Who is the defending champion at Neeraj Chopra Classic?

There is no defending champion since this is the very first edition of the event.

How many events will be held at Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025?

Since this is the very first edition, only men’s javelin throw will be held this time. However, the organisers have spoken about expanding and introducing other events in future editions.

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