Neeraj Chopra Storms Into World Championship Final With First Throw India's javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra once again made a powerful statement on the world stage, securing a place in the men's javelin final at the World Athletics Championships with a single emphatic throw. Competing at Tokyo's National Stadium, Chopra needed to cross the automatic qualification mark of 84.50m to book a direct spot in the final. He did just that and more on his very first attempt, hurling the javelin to 84.85 m