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Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem Face Off Amid Rising Tensions

Posted : 11 September 2025

India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem are set to compete for javelin gold at the World Championships in Tokyo next week, marking their first meeting since a four-day military conflict between their nations in May, the most severe since 1999.

 

Chopra, the Tokyo Olympic champion, and Nadeem, the Paris Olympic gold medalist, have historically shared a cordial relationship despite national tensions. After Nadeem’s victory in Paris, both families expressed a sense of brotherhood. Chopra’s mother said she took comfort in Nadeem’s success, describing him as “also our boy.”

 

 However, following the recent conflict, public statements indicate a cooling of personal ties, with both athletes downplaying friendship.

 

Nadeem, returning after calf surgery in July, is eager to compete after winning the Asian Athletics Championships in May. Chopra, defending his world title, has focused on maintaining peak form, having trained extensively under coach Jan Zelezny and thrown over 90m this season.

 

Other strong contenders include German Julian Weber and two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada. The men’s javelin final is scheduled for September 18.

 

Elsewhere at the championships, Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has backed Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville to challenge defending 100m champion Noah Lyles. Bolt highlighted their strong season performances and advised the pair to focus on execution despite Lyles’ competitive rhetoric.

 

 He also expressed confidence that his 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009, remains secure for the near future and shared hopes that his children might one day follow in his footsteps.

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