The inaugural edition of Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 javelin throw competition has been postponed until further notice in the wake of the escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan.
The NC Classic, co-organised by Neeraj Chopra, JSW Sports, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and World Athletics (WA), was scheduled to be held at Sree Kanteerava Stadiumin in Bengaluru on May 24.
Classified as a WA ‘A’ category or Continental Tour Gold-level meet, the NC Classic would have been the highest-tier international athletics event ever hosted in India to date.
The event was to have seen the participation of two-time world champion Anderson Peters of Grenada, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Thomas Rohler of Germany, and Kenya’s Julius Yego – the 2015 world champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist – among the top international contenders listed.
The line-up also included Pan American Games champion Curtis Thompson of the USA who is the current world leader, Japan’s Genki Dean, Brazil’s Luiz Mauricio da Silva and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage as among the other names on the list.
