 "India's Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem had stood on the podium together at the end of the men's javelin throw final in the Paris Olympics last year. PTI")
The World Athletics Championships 2025 will take place in Tokyo from September 13 to 21. India will have a total of 19 athletes competing this time, which is fewer than the 28 who went to the 2023 edition in Budapest. The biggest attraction for Indian fans will be javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra , who will be in action again.
All eyes will be on Chopra and his matchup with Pakistan’s Olympic gold medallist Arshad Nadeem. This is the first time Chopra and Nadeem will compete in the same competition since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Pakistani thrower snatched the gold medal from defending champion Chopra.
Chopra recently won the second prize at the Diamond League final in Zurich, where he threw 85.01m. Earlier this year, the Indian star registered his first-ever 90m-mark at the Doha Diamond League. He will look to defend his title in Tokyo with yet another massive effort.
When and where will Neeraj Chopra’s World Athletics Championships 2025 match take place?
The World Athletics Championships 2025 will take place in Tokyo from September 13 to 21 at the Japan National Stadium. Neeraj Chopra will be in action in the men’s javelin qualification on September 17, and if he qualifies, the final will be on September 18. This is the same stadium where Neeraj had won the gold medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
How to watch Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem World Athletics Championships clash in India?
Fans in India can watch Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem in action at the World Athletics Championships 2025 live on the JioHotstar app and website. You can also follow updates on World Athletics’ website and watch the competition on their YouTube channel.
Meanwhile, Arshad has played down the hype over his upcoming contest against Neeraj. “My competition is always against Arshad Nadeem, I have my competitions against myself. I am in a good shape and well prepared for the contest in Tokyo,” he was quoted as saying by The Dawn.
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More Shorts“Most of the other main rivals in Tokyo [javelin throw event] are the same who were at the Paris Olympics, so it will be a good contest,” he added.
The competition will also see other top names from the javelin world take part including Germany’s Julian Weber, who won the Diamond League last month, two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, and former Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago.
Indian athletes at World Athletics Championships 2025
| Athlete | Event(s) | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Neeraj Chopra | Men’s Javelin Throw | Male |
| Sachin Yadav | Men’s Javelin Throw | Male |
| Yashvir Singh | Men’s Javelin Throw | Male |
| Rohit Yadav | Men’s Javelin Throw | Male |
| Annu Rani | Women’s Javelin Throw | Female |
| Animesh Kujur | Men’s 200m Sprint | Male |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Men’s Long Jump | Male |
| Praveen Chithravel | Men’s Triple Jump | Male |
| Abdulla Aboobacker | Men’s Triple Jump | Male |
| Sarvesh Kushare | Men’s High Jump | Male |
| Tejas Shirse | Men’s 110m Hurdles | Male |
| Parul Chaudhary | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Female |
| Ankita Dhyani | Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | Female |
| Priyanka Goswami | Women’s 35km Race Walk | Female |
| Servin Sebastian | Men’s 20km Race Walk | Male |
| Ram Baboo | Men’s 35km Race Walk | Male |
| Sandeep Kumar | Men’s 35km Race Walk | Male |
| Gulveer Singh | Men’s 5000m and 10,000m | Male |
| Pooja | Women’s 800m and 1500m | Female |
Indian schedule at World Athletics Championships 2025
September 13
4 a.m. - Men’s 35km Race Walk - Ram Baboo, Sandeep Kumar
4 a.m. - Women’s 35km Race Walk - Priyanka Goswami
4:30 p.m. - Women’s 1500m, Heat 2 - Pooja
September 14
3:10 p.m. - Men’s High Jump, Qualification - Sarvesh Kushare
5:37 p.m. - Women’s 1500m, Semifinals - Pooja (Subject to qualification)
6 p.m. - Men’s 10,000m - Gulveer Singh
September 15
7 a.m. - Women’s 3000m Steeplechase, Heats - Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
4:10 p.m. - Men’s Long Jump, Qualification - Murali Sreeshankar
4:53 p.m. - Men’s 110m Hurdles, Heats - Tejas Shirse
September 16
5:06 p.m. - Men’s High Jump - Sarvesh Kushare (Subject to qualification)
5:10 p.m. - Men’s 110m Hurdles, Semifinals - Tejas Shirse (Subject to qualification)
6:35 p.m. - Women’s 1500m, Final - Pooja (Subject to qualification)
6:50 p.m. - Men’s 110m Hurdles, Final - Tejas Shirse (Subject to qualification)
September 17
3:40 p.m. - Men’s Javelin Throw, Group A - Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh
4:45 p.m. - Men’s 200m, Heats - Animesh Kujur
5:15 p.m. - Men’s Javelin Throw, Group B - Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh
5:19 p.m. - Men’s Long Jump, Final - Murali Sreeshankar (Subject to qualification)
6:27 p.m. - Women’s 3000m Steeplechase, Final - Parul Chaudhary, Ankita (Subject to qualification)
September 18
3:53 p.m. - Men’s Javelin Throw, Final - Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh (Subject to qualification)
4:28 p.m. - Women’s 800m, Heats - Pooja
5:32 p.m. - Men’s 200m, Semifinals - Animesh Kujur (Subject to qualification)
September 19
4 p.m. - Women’s Javelin Throw, Qualification Group A - Annu Rani
4:30 p.m. - Men’s 5000m, Heats - Gulveer Singh
5:13 p.m. - Women’s 800m, Semifinals - Pooja (Subject to qualification)
5:30 p.m. - Women’s Javelin Throw, Qualification Group B - Annu Rani
6:36 p.m. - Men’s 200m, Final - Animesh Kujur (Subject to qualification)
September 20
6:20 a.m. - Men’s 20km Race Walk, Final - Servin Sebastian
5:35 p.m. - Women’s Javelin Throw, Final - Annu Rani (Subject to qualification)
September 21
4:05 p.m. - Women’s 800m, Final - Pooja (Subject to qualification)
4:17 p.m. - Men’s 5000m, Final - Gulveer Singh (Subject to qualification)