Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra continued his exceptional form, winning the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025-a World Athletics Gold-level event held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru yesterday evening.

He secured the title with a best throw of 86.18 metres. Kenya’s Julius Yego finished second with a season-best effort of 84.51 metres, while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage took third place with a throw of 84.34 metres.

Chopra took the lead in his second attempt with a throw of 82.99 metres, before registering the biggest throw of the evening-86.18 metres-in his third attempt. He recorded a foul on his fourth attempt, followed by 84.07 metres in the fifth, and concluded the event with a throw of 82.22 metres.