World Athletics Championships

Watch: Neeraj Chopra wins hearts with his gesture towards Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem

Neeraj Chopra won gold in javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem clinched the silver medal.

Watch: Neeraj Chopra's history-making throw at World Athletics Championships

Neeraj Chopra stamped his mark on the javelin final early on with his winning throw coming in the second round.

Neeraj Chopra creates history in Budapest by winning India’s maiden World Championships gold medal

Olympic champion Chopra ended India's four-decade wait for a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second attempt.

World Athletics Championships: 'Gold for our diamond', netizens hail Neeraj Chopra's historic feat in Budapest

Two years since he won India's maiden Olympic gold in athletics, ace javelin thrower Chopra ended the country's four-decade wait for gold in any discipline on Monday with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second attempt.

World Athletics Championships 2023 Day 9 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra wins India's maiden gold medal with 88.17m throw

World Athletics Championships 2023 Highlights: Neeraj Chopra becomes the first Indian to win gold at the World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.17 metres in his second attempt!

World Athletics Championships: Lyles, Richardson anchor US sweep of relays; Duplantis retains pole vault title

Marco Arop and Pierce LePage became the first Canadians to win the men's 800m title and decathlon respectively.

World Athletics Championships: Indian men's 4x400m relay team shatters Asian record, qualifies for maiden final

The Indian quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh finished second in heat number one behind USA (2:58.47) to make it to the final to be held on Sunday.

World Athletics Championships: Amane Beriso Shankule leads Ethiopian 1-2 in women's marathon

Shankule, whose victory at last year's Valencia marathon put her third on the world all-time list, timed 2hr 24min 23sec on the streets of Budapest.

World Athletics Championships: Lyles king of sprints, Jackson produces run for the ages in women's 200m

Noah Lyles was not the only athlete to win a fourth individual title on the night, although Yulia Rojas left it to her last jump in the women's triple jump.

'Showing how it's done': Neeraj Chopra hailed on social media after 88.77m throw in World Athletics Championships

Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Chopra not only topped the qualification round of the javelin throw event and was comfortably ahead of his competitors. He needed just one throw to book his place in the final.