India, Sept. 18 -- Neeraj Chopra had a nightmare outing in the men's javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, finishing in eighth position. He was outperformed by debutant and fellow countryman Sachin Yadav, who also registered a personal best of 86.27m, which saw him bag a fourth-placed finish. His personal best came in the first throw, and at one point, he was in the top three.

Before the final, Sachin's personal best was at 85.16m, which saw him get silver at the Asian Athletics Championships this year. He got his personal best in his first attempt in Tokyo, which also saw him take the silver medal position for a short period.

Also, he registered efforts of 84.90m, 85.96m and 80.95.

25-year-old Sachin is or...