Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in motion through the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 on the Japan Nationwide Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on September 18, 2025. — Reuters
Arshad Nadeem crashes out of Tokyo javelin ultimate, lacking prime eight.Nadeem opens with 82.73m throw, fouls second try. Third try of 82.75m fails to safe place in medal competition.
Pakistan’s star javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem’s medal hopes had been dashed after he didn’t qualify for the highest eight within the males’s javelin ultimate on the World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo.
Pakistan’s javelin ace opened his marketing campaign within the males’s javelin ultimate on the World Athletics Championships 2025 with a throw of 82.73 metres — a couple of metres in need of his qualifying effort of 85.28m.
India’s Neeraj Chopra, who adopted Nadeem within the order, produced a barely higher effort with a throw of 83.65m.
Earlier, Germany’s Julian Weber had opened the competition with a robust 83.63m throw, setting the preliminary benchmark for the remainder of the sphere. Grenada’s Anderson Peters rapidly went previous Weber, taking the lead with a formidable 84.59m effort.
India’s Sachin Yadav, nevertheless, shocked the sphere with an excellent 86.29m throw in his first try, shifting right into a commanding place.
Nadeem’s second try resulted in disappointment as he dedicated a foul, leaving him beneath stress. After two rounds, the Pakistani star was positioned tenth general, making his third try essential to safe a spot within the prime eight and keep in medal competition.
Regardless of his finest efforts, Nadeem managed 82.75 metres on his third try — not sufficient to interrupt into the highest eight — marking the top of his marketing campaign and dashing his medal hopes.
