New Delhi, July 1 -- Anderson Peters and Kishore Jena have pulled out of the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 due to injuries. The event is scheduled to take place on July 5 at Bengaluru's Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Poland's Cyprian Mrzyglod and India's Yash Vir Singh are named as replacements for the prominent javelin throwers.

Grenada's Anderson Peters, a two-time world champion and Paris Olympics bronze medallist has been ruled out due to an ankle injury sustained during his last competition at the Ostrava Golden Spike on June 24, where he threw 83.63m to secure third place.

Kishore Jena, a 28-year-old Indian javelin thrower, has also been sidelined by an ankle injury, ruling him out of the Neeraj Chopra Classic. Jena came into the...