LIVE Updates! Neeraj Chopra finishes 8th in javelin final

Defending champion Neeraj Chopra crashed out of the javelin throw final after the fifth round with a best effort of 84.03m as he finished eighth overall.Another Indian Sachin Yadav finished a creditable fourth, narrowly missing out on the bronze medal with a personal best throw of 86.27m....

The top six throwers will compete in the last round of the men's javelin throw final.Keshorn Walcott, Anderson Peters, Curtis Thompson, Sachin Yadav and Julian Weber will complete in the final round. Julius Yego has officially withdrawn from the final round with injury.Weber the first thrower in...

Neeraj Chopra with the first throw of Round 5. His struggles continues as he falls over for a foul throw.Defending champion Chopra has been eliminated from the javelin final.India's only hope of a medal now rests with Sachin Yadav, who is currently in fourth position.Olympic gold and silver...

We have 3 throws remaining in the men's javelin final. Can Neeraj Chopra rediscover his form and get back on top? Sachin Yadav has kept himself in contention for a medal as he has registered the fourth best throw of the final so far.All eyes will also be on Pakistan's Olympic champion...

The bottom two will be eliminated from the final, for the last three throws.Julian Weber starts the third round with a foul while Anderson Peters can manage only 82.83.Arshad Nadeem can't make much of an improvement as he logs 82.75 as he stays 10th.Neeraj can't improve as he steps over the line...

Julian Weber makes an improvement with 86.11m with his second throw which takes him to provisional fourth.Grenada's Anderson Peters with a huge 87.38m throw to continue at the top, while Arshdeep Nadeem fouls with his second throw.Neeraj Chopra with his second throw. He fails to make any sizeable...

India's double Olympic medallist and current World champion Neeraj Chopra has been listed at No 4 in the men's javelin final.Germany's Julian Weber opens the final with a below-par throw of 83.63 and Anderson Peters goes slightly better with 84.59.Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem is off...

Neeraj Chopra will aim to add another milestone to his illustrious career as targets the gold medal in the men's javelin, at the World Athletics Championships, in Tokyo, on Friday.Chopra advanced to the final with ease, after clearing the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m in his very first...