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Rohit Yadav, Sachin Yadav and Sahil Silwal will be the other Indian participants to feature in the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic (NC Classic) 2025 javelin throw event. Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025: Three Indian athletes added in the mega eventIncluding Neeraj, these four athletes will compete against Anderson Peters of Grenada, Thomas Rohler of Germany and Julius Yego from Kenya.India`s other representatives for the NC Classic 2025 were revealed by the organisers via an Instagram post on Tuesday.
The championship will be held in Bengaluru on May 24."India, here’s your homegrown contingent for the #NCClassic2025! The full list of confirmed Indian javelin throwers for the inaugural edition of the #NeerajChopraClassic is out! Stay tuned as they take the runway in Bengaluru. @sachin_javelin_, @rohit_yadav, @sahil_silwal," said the post.
Also Read: CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2025: Dream 11 prediction, probable playing XIs, head-to-head, injuriesIn the Federation Cup 2025, Sachin Yadav and Sahil Silwal concluded the event with gold and bronze medals. Rohit after suffering an injury which ruled him out from the event in Budapest, is on the recovery trail.Classified as a WA ‘A’ category or Continental Tour Gold-level meet, the NC Classic will be the highest-tier international athletics event ever hosted in India to date.
The event is co-organised by Neeraj Chopra, JSW Sports, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), and World Athletics (WA) and will be held at the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.Indian star Neeraj Chopra will be the centre of attraction in the one-day event named after him.The line-up also includes Pan American Games champion Curtis Thompson of the USA, who is the current world leader, and Japan’s Genki Dean, Brazil’s Luiz Mauricio da Silva, and Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage.
The 27-year-old had also sent the invitation to Pakistan`s Paris Olympics gold medallist Arshad Nadeem. But following the rising political tensions between the nations, Nadeem has decided to skip the event.Neeraj Chopra has also been honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Athletics, the Padma Shri and the Arjuna Award for Athletics.
Except for his awards, the veteran has clinched gold and silver medals at the global events.(With IANS Inputs).
