Tokyo, Sept. 17 -- India's two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra qualified for the final of the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo on Wednesday, in his first attempt without breaking much of a sweat.

Neeraj, who is also the defending champion, eclipsed the qualification mark of 84.50m by sending his javelin to a distance of 84.85m and finished third in Group A. His arch-rival, Julian Weber, became the second player to earn a seat in the final with a towering effort of 87.21m.

Poland's Dawid Wegner finished in the second spot with his personal best attempt of 85.67m and confirmed his seat in the final. Jakub Vadlejch, a strong contender for the gold, missed the automatic qualification mark by ...