New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- At the World Athletics Championships 2025, Germany's Julian Weber took the lead with a strong 87.21m throw after a poor first attempt. This pushed Neeraj Chopra, who qualified with 84.85m, down to second place.

Olympic silver medalist Jakub Vadlejch managed only 84.11m, missing the automatic qualification mark. After the qualifying round, he is now third in the standings.

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