Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025: Date, Timings, Participants, Live Streaming And All You Need To Know

India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra has the chance to shine at the Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025. The event will be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, July 5. One of India's greatest athletes, Neeraj, will be taking on some of the finest throwers of the world on home soil.

The two-time Olympic medallist has been in fantastic form in recent times, winning the top honour thrice while finishing second on two other occasions.

Neeraj breached the 90m milestone for the first time at the Doha Diamond League. Despite falling second only to Germany's Julian Weber, a throw of 90.23m marked the 27-year-old's greatness and earned him widespread applause.

In his previous event at the Ostrava Golden Spike on June 24, Neeraj emerged with the top rank after a throw of 85.29m, backing his victory at the Paris Diamond League, where he reached a solid 88.16m with his throw.

He also finished number one at the Potch Invitational Meet in South Africa with a best throw of 84.52m in April and came second at May's Janusz Kusocinski Memorial in Poland with the top throw of 84.14m Neeraj, who lost twice to Weber, made amends by beating the German great in Paris. He is now the favourite to clinch the top spot at the Neeraj Chopra Classic, a competition sanctioned by World Athletics and the Athletics Federation of India. With a gold status awarded by the world body, the Bengaluru event counts among the leading global track and field competitions.

Apart from Neeraj, Curtis Thompson (USA), Martin Konecny (Czechia), Julius Yego (Kenya), Cyprian Mrzyglod (Poland), Luiz Mauricio da Silva (Brazil), Rumesh Pathirage (Sri Lanka) and Thomas Roehler (Germany) will also be present at the event. Sachin Yadav, Sahil Silwal, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh will be the other Indian representatives. 

The Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025 will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, July 5. The event kickstarts at 6:30 PM Indian Standard Time 

Neeraj Chopra's passionate fans can tune in for the prestigious event in Bengaluru on the Star Sports Network. The Neeraj Chopra Classic will also be available for live streaming on the Jio Hotstar app.