Former Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won his eponymous javelin competition on Saturday at Bengaluru's Kanteerava Stadium, registering a dominant victory with a throw of 86.18 meters in the first round.

Neeraj Chopra shone at the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic and won the title with his best throw of 86.18m. Kenya's Julius Yego finished second with a 84.51m.

India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won the first-ever NC Classic 2025 held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. He threw 86.18 meters to take the gold medal in this special event, which was also the first World Athletics Category ‘A’ event hosted in India.