Newsinc24 Team 
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the world number one for the first time in his career in the latest men's javelin throw rankings issued by the World Athletics. Chopra topped the charts with 1455 points, 22 ahead of Grenada's reigning world champion Anderson Peters (1433).Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch of Czech Republic was third with 1416 points.The No. 1 ranking will come as a boost for Neeraj Chopra, who will next compete at the FBK Games 2023 on June 4 in the Netherlands. He also confirmed his participation at the Paavo Nurmi Games 2023 in Turku, Finland, on June 13. With the Paris 2024 Olympics approaching, the 2023 season promises to be a crucial one for Neeraj Chopra.
The Indian javelin throw ace rose to world No. 2 on August 30, 2022, but was stuck behind Peters, the reigning world champion, since then. In September last year, Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League 2022 finals in Zurich, becoming the first Indian athlete to win the prestigious Diamond League trophy. However, he was out of action with an injury following the triumph in Zurich. The Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, silver medallist from Tokyo 2020, is third in the latest rankings with 1,416 points followed by Germany’s Julian Webber. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, completes the top five.
- Neeraj Chopra (India) - 1,455 points
- Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 1,433 points
- Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) - 1,416 points
- Julian Webber (Germany) - 1,385 points
- rshad Nadeem (Pakistan) - 1,306 points
Rohit Yadav, world No. 15, and DP Manu, world No. 17, are the other Indian javelin throwers in the top 20.
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