NC Classic 2025: Neeraj Chopra wins his third consecutive international meet-Highlights

Former Olympic Medalist Julius Yego of Kenya starts with a throw of 79.97m

Martin Konecny of Czechia has a poor start, marking it as a foul throw by stepping over the line

His SB is 80.59m

Rohit Yadav has a sub-par opening throw of 77.11m

His SB is 80.47m

Sahil Silwal starts the competition with a 77.48m

His season best is 77.84m

Neeraj Chopra has entered the arena among the loudest of the cheers possible

The stadium is highly packed and they will be hoping to see their 'Golden Boy' on top of the Podium.

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Sahil Silwal will begin the competition with the opening throw at 7:30 PM IST

The other 11 athletes will follow him one by one for the first three rounds. Then, the best 8 athletes will advance to the final round of three throws, whereas the other four will be eliminated.

The best thrower after the six rounds of throws will be crowned champion of the event.

Neeraj Chopra is currently on a two-match winning streak on the international circuit

Neeraj's season so far:

• Ostrava Golden Spike - 85.29m - Champion
• Paris Diamond Discipline - 88.16m - Champion
• Janusz Kusocinski Memorial - 84.14m - Runners-up
• Doha Diamond League - 90.23m - Runners-up
• Potch Invitational Meet - 84.52m - Champion

The athletes are entering the field for the pre-event warmup routine

Meanwhile, Bengaluru's weather has turned slightly overcast, but Kanteerava Stadium remains packed with enthusiastic fans streaming in to cheer for their hero.

Here are the top five throwers of the year based on the season's best throws

Neeraj Chopra has the highest season best in this field and is the only javelin thrower to have a 90m+ throw this season.

Top five season-best throws from the Neeraj Chopra Classic start list.

• Neeraj Chopra (IND) - 90.23m
• Curtis Thompson (USA) - 87.76m
• Luis Mauricio (BRA) - 86.62m
• Cyprian Mryzglod (POL) - 85.92m
• Rumesh Pathirage (SRI) - 85.41m

Here is the start list of this historic inaugural edition of NC Classic

The start-list features seven foreign and five Indian athletes, including two Olympic champions: Neeraj Chopra (2020) and Thomas Röhler (2016).

• 1 Sahil Silwal (India)
• 2 Rohit Yadav (India)
• 3 Martin Konecny (Czech Republic)
• 4 Thomas Rohler (Germany)
• 5 Yashvir Singh (India)
• 6 Julius Yego (Kenya)
• 7 Sachin Yadav (India)
• 8 Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka)
• 9 Cyprian Mrzygłod (Poland)
• 10 Luiz Mauricio Da Silva (Brazil)
• 11 Curtis Thompson (USA)
• 12 Neeraj Chopra (India)