India, Sept. 20 -- Neeraj Chopra failed to successfully defend his title at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday, coming eighth in the men's javelin throw final. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist failed to find any rhythm and could only register a best throw of 84.03m.

He struggled to cross the 85m mark in his attempts and was eliminated in the penultimate round. Meanwhile, Keshorn Walcott won his first global title since his Olympic gold in 2012, winning the men's javelin throw final in Tokyo with a best throw of 88.16m.

It was a stark contrast of performances for both athletes as the Trinidad and Tobago man has never been the same since his Olympic heroics. Meanwhile, Neeraj has always finished in the top-two, since ...