Neeraj Chopra at Ostrava Golden Spike 2025: Date, time, live streaming info
Fresh off his Diamond League triumph in Paris, reigning world champion Neeraj Chopra will compete at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike, a World Athletics Continental Tour (Gold level) meeting, on Tuesday.
It will be his fifth competition of the season.
He started the year with an invitational meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa, where he won with a throw of 84.52m.
At his Diamond League opener in Doha, he broke the 90m mark for the first time with a throw of 90.23m, bettering his previous best of 89.94m. Despite the milestone, Neeraj finished second to Germany's Julian Weber, who threw a world-leading 91.06m — also his first 90m+ throw.
After Doha, Neeraj competed at the Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Chorzow, Poland, where he (84.14m) again finished second to Weber (86.12m).
Neeraj finally beat Weber at the Paris Diamond League on Friday as the Indian topped the field with his opening throw of 88.16m.
When and where can you see Neeraj in action at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike?
Neeraj's event - men's javelin throw - at the 64th Ostrava Golden Spike will begin at 10:30PM IST on June 24 (7PM local time).
In India, the event will be streamed live on the World Athletics' Inside Track.
When did Neeraj last compete in Ostrava?
Neeraj previously competed in Ostrava in 2018 at the IAAF Continental Cup where he finished sixth with a throw of 80.24m. However, at the Ostrava Golden Spike, it will be his first-ever appearance.
Who will Neeraj compete against in Ostrava Golden Spike?
Jan Vyska - CZE (PB - 75.23m)
Marc Anthony Minichiello - USA (PB - 82.65m)
Alexandr Caca - CZE (PB - 78.44m)
Douw Smit - RSA (PB - 83.29m)
Martin Konecny - CZE (PB - 80.06m)
Toni Keranen - FIN (PB - 85.27m)
Thomas Rohler - GER (PB - 93.90m)
Anderson Peters - GRN (PB - 93.07m)
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