India’s javelin ace Neeraj Chopra has reclaimed the World number 1 rank in the latest rankings released by World Athletics.
Chopra had lost this position to Grenada’s Anderson Peters in September, 2024.
In the rankings released earlier this week Chopra has 1445 ranking points compared to Anderson Peters’ 1431.
Germany’s Julian Weber is third in the rankings while Paris Olympic Gold medallist Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan is fourth with 1370 points and Czechia’s Jakub Vadlejch completes the top five list.
Chopra’s consistent performances in 2025 has seen him climb back to the top.
Neeraj won the Potch Invitational in Potchefstroom, South Africa in April and followed it up with a second-place finish at the Doha Diamond League in May. He logged a new national record of 90.23m at Doha to enter the coveted 90m club.
He was second again at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland but returned to winning ways at the Paris Diamond League in June. He clocked a best of 88.16m in Paris.
Neeraj also added the Ostrava Golden Spike title to his kitty earlier this week.
Neeraj has Trumped Anderson Peters in all four of their meetings this year.
The two elite athletes will face off again at the NC Classic 2025 in Bengaluru on July 5.
