Athletics
NC Classic 2025: Neeraj Chopra wins his third consecutive international meet-Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the 2025 Neeraj Chopra Classic, country's first-ever World Athletics gold-tier meet.
Indian athletics took a giant step forward today by hosting its first-ever global javelin-only meet, Neeraj Chopra Classic, at the Sree Kanteerva Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Indian 'Golden Boy' Neeraj Chopra led the tournament from the front, guiding four more Indian athletes - Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Sahil Silwal- who compete alongside him.
Neeraj came to India with two consecutive wins last month and now extended his run to three in front of the home crowd with a brilliant throw of 86.16m to clinch the inaugural NC Classic title.
As it happened:
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- 5 July 2025 12:40 PM GMT
India is ready for its first-ever Global Javelin-only Meet
The 12 athletes from all across the world have gathered here on Indian soil, fighting for one title. The event will start at 7:30 PM IST at the Sree Kanteerva Stadium in Bengaluru.
The 2 time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra is also part of the event and will be the favourite to win the title in front of the home Crowd.
