NC Classic 2025: Neeraj Chopra Wins India’s First World Athletics Gold Meet

Neeraj Chopra won the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 with a best throw of 86.18m, in front of a 14,000-strong home crowd at Bengaluru’s Sree Kanteerava Stadium. India's first-ever World Athletics Gold-level meet saw Julius Yego of Kenya (84.51m) and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage (84.34m) take silver and bronze, respectively. Despite a foul on his first attempt, Chopra bounced back in the third round to seal gold. The event marked a major milestone in Indian athletics.

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Updated on: 6 July 2025 10:58 am

Bengaluru Javelin Throw India’s First World Athletics Gold Meet_Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak

Winner India's Neeraj Chopra (centre), runner-up Kenya's Julius Yego (left) and second runner-up Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage pose for photographs during the presentation ceremony of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 international javelin competition, at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak

India's Neeraj Chopra acknowledges fans during the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 international javelin competition, at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 | Photo: PTI/Shailendra Bhojak

India's Neeraj Chopra acknowledges fans during the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 international javelin competition, at Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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