Javelin ace Arshad books spot in World Athletics Championships final

TOKYO: Pakistan Javelin ace Arshad Nadeem’s 85.25m throw secured him a place in the final of the World Athletics Championships here at the National Stadium on Wednesday.

Arshad Nadeem finished in fifth place and qualified for the final round in his third attempt with his season’s best throw. The 28-year-old was not at his best with a 74.17m opening throw.

From Arshad’s group B, Grenadian Anderson Peters and Kenyan Julius Yego also advanced with 85.96m and 89.53m throws.  Later on, America’s Curtis Thompson also advanced with a throw of 84.72m.

Meanwhile, India’s Neeraj Chopra and the reigning champion finished behind Pakistan’s ace in his first attempt with an 84.85m throw.

Overall, 37 athletes competed in the qualifying round, with 12 of them advancing through to the final.

World Athletics Championships Finalists 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

World Athletics Championships 2025 Men’s Javelin Throw Start List

Qualifiers Group A: Julian Weber (GER), Neeraj Chopra (IND), Keshorn Walcott (TTO), Jakub Vadlejch (CZE), Cyprian Mrzygłód (POL), Lassi Etelätalo (FIN), Edis Matusevičius (LTU), Yuta Sakiyama (JPN), Sachin Yadav (IND), Marc Anthony Minichello (USA), Roderick Genki Dean (JPN), Dawid Wegner (POL), Leandro Ramos (POR), Sumedha Ranasinghe (SRI), Haoran Hu (CHN), Sindri Hrafn Guðmundsson (ISL), Billy Julio López (COL), Keyshawn Strachan (BAH), Pedro Henrique Rodrigues (BRA)

Qualifiers Group B: Arshad Nadeem (PAK), Anderson Peters (GRN), Julius Yego (KEN), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (BRA), Oliver Helander (FIN), Curtis Thompson (USA), Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (SRI), Douw Smit (RSA), Artur Felfner (UKR), Simon Wieland (SUI), Marcin Krukowski (POL), Cameron McEntyre (AUS), Eemil Porvari (FIN), Yash Vir Singh (IND), Martin Konečný (CZE), Gen Naganuma (JPN), Rohit Yadav (IND), Lars Anthony Flaming (PAR)

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