Japan national stadium

World Champion Anderson Peters: Neeraj Chopra's defence of his World title ended in bitter disappointment as the Indian two-time Olympic medallist finished a humbling eighth, struggling for rhythm and failing to produce his best in the javelin throw final in the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday. Chopra could only produce a best effort of 84.03m, nowhere close to his personal best of 90.23m, which he achieved earlier in the season in Doha.

But the event also proved there was much hope for future medals for India as 23-year-old Sachin Yadav stunned everyone by finishing a sensational fourth in his maiden outing in the World Championship, narrowly missing the bronze medal by a mere 40 centimetres at the Japan National Stadium here.

Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago bagged the World Champion title 13 years after winning the Olympic gold in 2012 London Games with his season's best rhrow of 88.16 while two-time World Champion Anderson Peters of Granada taking silver at 87.38m and Curtis Thompson bagging the bronze, the first World Championship medal for the United States in javelin throw in 18 years, with a best effort of 88.67m.