New Delhi, April 28 -- The absence of Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem is a 'big loss' to the sport of javelin at the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic next month in Bengaluru, felt 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallist Julius Yego. Nadeem, who had won gold at the Paris Olympics ahead of Neeraj last year, was among the invitees for the first-of-it's-kind javelin competition in India, which is set to take place on May 24 at the Kanteerava Stadium.

The 28-year-old, who threw a record distance of 92.97m in Paris last year, citing preparations for the Asian Athletics Championships as a reason to give this even a miss. The Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Korea from May 27 to 31.

"I feel for Nadeem! It could have been so nice for him t...