Neeraj Chopra Dethrones Anderson Peters, Again To World No. 1 Spot In Javelin Throw Rankings
Indian world champion and Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra reclaimed his primary spot in males’s javelin throw world rankings from Anderson Peters of Grenada following a string of sensible performances on the worldwide stage.
World Athletics up to date the rankings earlier this week, rising Neeraj’s factors to 1,445 in comparison with Peters’ tally of 1,431, in line with Olympics.com. Additionally, Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem sits at quantity 4 with 1,370 factors to his identify.
Germany’s Julian Weber, who has the very best throw of 2025 up to now, a 91.06 effort on the Doha Diamond League, is third within the rankings, and Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejch, the Tokyo 2020 silver medallist, is in fifth spot, finishing a really impressive-looking prime 5.
Neeraj misplaced his prime spot to Peters again in September 2024, simply shortly after the Paris Olympics, the place he attained a silver medal with a throw of 89.45, and Peters took residence the bronze.
The yr 2025 has been unimaginable for Neeraj, as he kicked off with a win on the Potch Invitational in Potchefstroom, South Africa, in April and adopted it up with a really particular second-place end at Doha Diamond League, the place he crossed the 90-metre mark for the primary time with a throw of 90.23 m.
He additionally went on to safe a second spot within the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland later that month and resumed his profitable methods with back-to-back titles at Paris Diamond League and Ostrava Golden Spike this month, with greatest efforts of 88.16 m and 85.29 m.
Neeraj has outdone Peters in all 4 battles this yr, extending his streak over his Grenada rival. The final time he completed behind him was through the 2022 World Athletics Championships, when Neeraj needed to accept a silver with a throw of 88.39, as Peters threw a stable 89.91 m.
General, the Tokyo 2020 Gold medalist leads Peters by 16-5 in main javelin throw competitors finals. Each are anticipated for one more face-off on the Neeraj Chopra Traditional occasion at Bengaluru on July 5.
