Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- Both Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem were knocked out of the World Athletics Championships final in Tokyo on Thursday.

Defending champion Neeraj was eliminated after the fifth round of finals.

Neeraj finished 8th, failing to win a medal for the first time in 7 years.

India's Sachin Yadav finished fourth.

Earlier, Neeraj's arch rival Nadeem was eliminated finishing 10th to bow out of the competition.

Neeraj, who was at the 8 spot, needed to finish in the 6th position to stay alive after the fifth round.

Neeraj sought to defend his World Championships title in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday.

Neeraj aimed to create history by becoming the third athlete to successfully defend his title, after Czech coach Jan Zelenzy and A...