The clash everyone has been waiting for—Neeraj Chopra vs. Arshad Nadeem—is here. As the javelin event starts today, August 6, India’s Neeraj and Pakistan’s Arshad will go head-to-head. The Indian athlete has a gold medal at stake, while Arshad aims to open the medal account for his country, which has not won a single medal so far.
Neeraj has been challenged by Arshad Nadeem, presenting a rising danger to Chopra’s dominance. Although Nadeem hasn’t yet defeated Chopra in a head-to-head match, he has a distinct advantage.
With a spectacular 90.18-meter throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Nadeem won gold, becoming just the second Asian to cross the 90-meter mark. Chopra, on the other hand, established a personal best of 89.94 meters at the Stockholm Diamond League in 2022. As Nadeem continues to improve, he might soon pose a significant threat to Chopra’s supremacy in the men’s javelin throw circuit.
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How has the long throw between Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem?
Neeraj Chopra is among the best athletes in the world, but when it comes to the longest throw, Arshad Nadeem has surpassed him. Pakistan’s star has thrown a javelin a distance of 90.18 meters. He has breached the 90-meter mark, while Neeraj still has to achieve this landmark.
Neeraj Chopra’s best throws
Neeraj Chopra’s best throw of 89.94m, achieved at the Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on June 30, 2022, stands as the men’s national record in India and his personal best.
- 89.94m at the Stockholm Diamond League, Sweden in 2022.
- 89.34m at the Paris Olympics 2024 Qualification.
- 89.30m at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2022.
- 88.07m at the 2021 Indian Grand Prix 3 in Patiala.
- 88.77m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023.
- 88.17m at the 2023 world championships.
Arshad Nadeem best throw
- 87.82m, 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest
- 88.55m, 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
- 90.18m, 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 84.62 m, 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem head to head reocrds
| Event | Neeraj Chopra | Arshad Nadeem |
| South Asian Games 2016, Guwahati | 1st (82.23m) | 3rd (78.33m) |
| Asian Junior Championships 2016, Ho Chi-Minh | 2nd (77.60m) | 3rd (73.40m) |
| World U20 Athletics Championships 2016, Bydgoszcz* | 1st (86.48m) | 30th (67.17m) |
| Asian Athletics Championships 2017, Bhubaneshwar | 1st (85.23m) | 7th (78.00m) |
| Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast | 1st (86.47m) | 8th (76.02m) |
| Asian Games 2018, Jakarta | 1st (88.06m) | 3rd (80.75m) |
| Tokyo Olympics 2020 | 1st (87.58m) | 5th (84.62m) |
| World Athletics Championships 2022, Oregon | 2nd (88.13m) | 5th (86.16m) |
| World Athletics Championships 2023, Budapest | 1st (88.17m) | 2nd (87.82m) |
