India, Sept. 19 -- Neeraj Chopra faced heartbreak in Tokyo, failing to defend his title at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday. Neeraj came eighth in the men's javelin throw final and was eliminated in the penultimate round. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist failed to find any consistency and managed a best throw of 84.03m, failing to even get past the 85m mark.

The result ended one of the most dominating streaks in athletics. This is the first time he has finished outside the top two in an event since his third-place finish at the Kourtane Games in 2021. The run spanned four years and 26 consecutive competitions.

Taking to X on Friday, Neeraj expressed his disappointment and revealed that it wasn't how he had 'hoped to end th...