Tokyo, Sept. 17 -- Reigning Olympic Champion Arshad Nadeem set up an enticing showdown against his arch-rival Neeraj Chopra in the final of the men's javelin throw event at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday.

Arshad, who is a Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist, will face his Indian counterpart Neeraj after earning an automatic qualification. Featuring in Group B, the Pakistani athlete took time to find his rhythm after beginning his campaign with a throw of 76.99m, well short of the qualification mark of 84.50m.

He upped the ante in his final attempt and heaved his javelin to a distance of 85.28m to set up a thrilling final. Grenada's Anderson Peters starred with a herculean effort of...