ONL Bureau : Struggling with back pain, defending champion Neeraj Chopra endured a nightmarish outing at the World Championships men's javelin throw finals to end a disappointing eighth, outperformed by debutant compatriot Sachin Yadav who logged a creditable fourth-place finish here on Thursday.
On a day when no thrower managed to cross 90m, Chopra was ousted after the fifth and penultimate round with a best effort of 84.03m that left him eighth overall.
The shock result was unexpected as the Indian fans have been used to Chopra either winning a gold medal or finishing on podium for the last four years since scripting history by winning the Tokyo Olympics gold in 2021.
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