Arshad Nadeem, Javelin Throw LIVE Updates, Tokyo Worlds: Pakistani Joins Neeraj Chopra In Final With Big Last Attempt

Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh fail to improve on their first two respective throws, and thus bow out of the World Athletics Championships. Rohit registers a foul throw in his third attempt, while Yash Vir can only manage 77.51m. They finish 14th and 15th respectively in the group, and well out of the top 12 overall spots.

There it is. Arshad Nadeem delivers in the crunch moment, coming up with an 85.28m effort in his last throw to clear the automatic mark and join Neeraj Chopra and five others into the final. So a Neeraj-Nadeem summit showdown tomorrow is thus confirmed.

Five qualification spots left, meanwhile.

Rohit Yadav falters with his second throw as well, notching up an effort of 74.51m after 77.81m in the first. While he is not expected to cross the 85-metre mark, Yadav has a season and personal best of 83.65m from less than a month back, and would hope to near that in his final throw.

Yash Vir Singh follows him with 76.21m to stay well out of the qualification spots. Yash Vir, too, needs to near his personal best of 82.57m to stand any chance of sealing a final berth.

Six athletes have gone past the automatic 84.50m mark so far across the two groups, so six more spots are up for grabs with the last throw coming up in group B.

Arshad Nadeem can only muster 74.17m in his second effort, well below his first attempt of 76.99m. This means he needs a 82-metre-plus effort in his third and final throw to realistically stand a chance of qualifying for the final.

Meanwhile, Anderson Peters hurls the spear to a massive 89.53m to storm past the automatic mark in some style. Curtis Thompson joins him with an 84.72m throw.

India have two javelin throwers in the fray in group B, and both of them start off with under-80m efforts. Rohit Yadav is 10th in the group after attempt 1 with a throw of 77.81m, while Yash Vir Singh is down at 14th with 76.11m. Both of them have two more throws to try and breach the automatic 84.50m mark, or try to finish among the top 12 overall to advance.

The event gets underway in Tokyo. Arshad Nadeem registers a below-par throw of 76.99m in his first attempt, which is well below the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m. Kenya's Julius Yego, on the other hand, advances right away with a throw of 85.96m.

Anderson Peters narrowly misses the cut with 84.44m, though he and Nadeem have two more throws to come.

The World Athletics Championships 2025 will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website. The television broadcasts will take place on the Star Sports Network TV channels. However, there will be no dedicated javelin throw feed for Group B qualifiers.

Hello and welcome to the start of our live blog covering Arshad Nadeem in today’s World Athletics Championships 2025 men’s javelin throw qualifiers. The event is scheduled for 5:15 PM IST, subject to adjustments based on preceding events. Stay tuned for updates from Tokyo!