World Athletics Championships: Will javelin final see an India-Pakistan duel? | More sports News – Times of India
Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem 1-2 in qualification; debutants DP Manu, Kishore Jena too make gradeOlympic champion Neeraj Chopra led India's march into the final of the men's javelin throw as he was joined by DP Manu and Kishore Jena in the 12-man field for the final, scheduled on Sunday night, at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.But for the injury to Rohit Yadav, India would have had four athletes in the final as Neeraj got in as the Diamond League champion. Adding spice to the battle for gold will be Commonwealth Games champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan, Czech Jakub Vadlejch and German Julian Weber. Both Neeraj and Arshad also qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, going past the qualification mark of 85.50m.The final could well become an India-Pakistan contest as Chopra a...