Javelin’s biggest names to compete in India in May alongside Neeraj Chopra

The Javelin-Only Continental Tour event will conducted in May and will be headlined by the double Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra.

JSW Sports will conduct the tournament along with the support of World Athletics and the Athletics Federation. The venue is yet to be finalized.

The event will see some of the best male and female javelin throwers from around the world – headlined by Chopra – compete on Indian soil for the first time.

Speaking at the event, Chopra said, “It has been a longstanding dream of mine to organize and bring a world-class javelin competition to India. With the help of JSW Sports and the Athletics Federation of India, we are making this happen. I am sure that my fellow athletes and the fans in India will both create an experience that will be spoken about for a long time. I am excited to see how big we can make this.”

Chopra and JSW Sports are keen to make the event an annual fixture in the world athletics calendar, with an eye on adding more track and field disciplines to the meeting.

Speaking on the event, Sebastian Coe, World Athletics President, said, “World Athletics is delighted to support this new event that will allow fans in India to see their heroes on home soil and that will also showcase to the world India’s ability to stage gold standard events."

The meeting also aims to inspire the next generation of Indian athletes and to amplify the health and fitness initiatives undertaken by the Government of India. With the AFI giving track and field disciplines a concerted push, India has taken big strides of progress on the continental and global stage with records and numerous firsts for our athletes.