Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025: Check all details

📆 Event Overview – Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025

• 🗓 Date: July 5, 2025
• 📍 Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru — star javelin action starts around 6:30 PM
• 🏅 Status: World Athletics Continental Tour Gold / Category ‘A’ event—India’s first ever under this classification
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Organizers: JSW Sports, Neeraj Chopra (host), Athletics Federation of India (AFI), and World Athletics
• 🎫 Tickets: Available via District App by Zomato. Pricing tiers:
  • ₹199–₹999 for standard seating
  • ₹2,999 – ₹6,999 for VIP/JSW boxes
  • ₹9,999 for pitch-side VVIP seating

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🌟 Participating Athletes

Big Names From Around the Globe

• Neeraj Chopra (India) – Olympic & World Champion
• Anderson Peters (Grenada) – Two-time world champion, PB 93.07 m
• Thomas Röhler (Germany) – 2016 Olympic champion, PB 93.90 m
• Julius Yego (Kenya) – 2015 World Champion, PB 92.72 m
• Curtis Thompson (USA) – Pan-Am gold medalist, PB 87.76 m
• Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil) – South America standout, PB ~86.3 m
• Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) – Rising talent, PB ~85.45 m
• Martin Konecny (Czech Republic) – European competitor, replacing Genki Dean

India’s Emerging Stars

• Kishore Jena, Rohit Yadav, Sachin Yadav, and Sahil Silwal also feature prominently

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📋 Event Features & Significance

• 🥇 One-day javelin extravaganza: Unique format focusing solely on throws, with live music and fan zones
• 🎯 Qualifier event: Important for World Championships qualification ahead of Tokyo (September) .
• 📢 Promotion of Javelin: Aims to elevate India’s presence in global athletics and inspire budding throwers

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👍 Why It Matters

• History-making: First-ever top-tier (Gold/A) athletics meet in India—puts the country on the global calendar
• Global Funk: The scene is set for a showdown featuring Olympic and World champions — unparalleled in India so far .
• Legacy Building: Boosts India’s athletics ecosystem with world-class event hosting and high-level exposure to upcoming Indian talent .

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🧭 What’s Next

1. July 5, 2025 – Event day: throws begin ~6:30 PM IST.
2. Live Telecast – Sports18 & JioCinema.
3. Fan Engagement – Expect athlete interaction zones, performances and broadcast commentary.
4. Qualify & Rank – Athletes aim for qualifying distances ahead of the September World Championships.