World Championships Javelin Throw Highlights: Neeraj Chopra wins Gold with 88.17m throw, Arshad Silver

India's golden boy continues to write new pages in the country's athletics history books as he became the first-ever athlete from his country top win a gold at the World Championships. His second throw of 88.17m was enough for him to win the gold.

Arshad Nadeem continues to breathe down Neeraj Chopra's neck as he covers another huge distance of 87.15 but Neeraj stays at the top. Neeraj covered a distance of 84.64m in his fourth attempt.

Who would have thought in their wildest dreams that amid the dominance of Czech Republic Jakub Vadlejch and Germany's Julian Weber, Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem, the two arch-rivals will be No.1 and No. 2 after first three attempts?

Neeraj Chopra continued his golden run with another superb throw in his third attempt at 86.32 metres while Arshad Nadeem got agonisingly close to his Indian opponent's throw with a massive 87.82 metre throw.

Not just Neeraj Chopra, his fellow Indian Kishore Jena too went a notch better in his second attempt with an 82.82 metre thrown, 0.01 more than Arshad Nadeem's second attempt.

After a scratchy start, Neeraj Chopra got to his best just in the second attempt covering a distance of 88.17m and is currently at the top. The closest to him currently is Germany's Julian Weber with 85.79m throw.

Neeraj Chopra's biggest competitor Arshad Nadeem had a quiet throw in the first attempt at 74.80 while the second Indian competitor in the event DP Manu got to a throw of 78.44.

Neeraj Chopra had a foul start in his first attempt. Chopra did cover a distance of 79m with his javelin but the throw was invalid.

Eight times head-to-head and Neeraj has won every time against his Pakistan opponent Arshad Nadeem and will be hoping for the record to stay intact.

Neeraj Chopra might be the star attraction but DP Manu with an 81.31m throw and Kishore Jena with an 80.55 metra throw are also in the running in the 12-man final.

Neeraj Chopra will be eyeing a historic gold in the World Championships final in Budapest after finishing second best last year. Neeraj with a nonchalant throw of 88.77m qualified not just for the worlds final but also the Paris Olympics.