India and Pakistan stoked for long-awaited javelin clash

India and Pakistan stoked for long-awaited javelin clash

In cricket, and share a deep love and a deeper rivalry, but this week, the attention of both nations turns to a much simpler and shorter sporting event. At the World Athletics Championships in Japan, men’s javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem are expected to compete against each other for the first time since the 2024 Olympics in Paris. On that occasion, , ahead of . In 2025, Julian Weber of Germany has had the longest throw, at 91.5…