Trinidad
and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott defeated the star-studded line-up of Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem, Anderson Peters and Julian Weber on Thursday, September 18, to win the gold medal of the men’s javelin throw event of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The 32-year-old athlete touched the distance of 88.16 m in his fourth attempt, which helped him finish at the top.
India’s Neeraj Chopra, who was the defending champion, finished 8th with the best throw of 84.03 m, and Pakistan’s Nadeem finished 10th in the final with a distance of 82.75 m.
India’s Sachin Yadav registered the best throw of 86.27 m, which helped him finish fourth.
Men’s Javelin Throw winners in World Athletics Championships
| YEAR | VENUE | WINNER |
| 1983 | Helsinki | Detlef Michel (East Germany) |
| 1987 | Rome | Seppo Räty (Finland) |
| 1991 | Tokyo | Kimmo Kinnunen (Finland) |
| 1993 | Stuttgart | Jan Železný (Czech Republic) |
| 1995 | Gothenburg | Jan Železný (Czech Republic) |
| 1997 | Athens | Marius Corbett (South Africa) |
| 1999 | Seville | Aki Parviainen (Finland) |
| 2001 | Edmonton | Jan Železný (Czech Republic) |
| 2003 | Saint-Denis | Sergey Makarov (Russia) |
| 2005 | Helsinki | Andrus Värnik (Estonia) |
| 2007 | Osaka | Tero Pitkämäki (Finland) |
| 2009 | Berlin | Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) |
| 2011 | Daegu | Matthias de Zordo (Germany) |
| 2013 | Moscow | Vítězslav Veselý (Czech Republic) |
| 2015 | Beijing | Julius Yego (Kenya) |
| 2017 | London | Johannes Vetter (Germany) |
| 2019 | Doha | Anderson Peters (Grenada) |
| 2022 | Eugene | Anderson Peters (Grenada) |
| 2023 | Budapest | Neeraj Chopra (India) |
| 2025 | Tokyo | Keshorn Walcott (Trinidad and Tobago) |
