Neeraj Chopra vs Arshad Nadeem: If in any sport beyond cricket, the thrill of the competition between India and Pakistan reaches its peak, then it is the men’s javelin throw event of athletics. Men’s Javelin Throw is going to start on the 8th day of the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, in which once again a fierce competition will be seen between India’s Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. The reason why this clash is interesting and exciting is the rivalry between Neeraj and Arshad. However, like cricket, India seems to have the upper hand over Pakistan in men’s javelin throw also.
Why the excitement about the clash between Neeraj and Arshad in CWG 2026?
First of all, know why the clash between Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem in the Commonwealth Games 2026 has become interesting? Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men’s javelin throw in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018. After that, when the 2022 Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham, India’s Neeraj Chopra did not participate in it due to groin injury. The result was that Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan not only won the gold medal there but also made a Commonwealth Games record. Now Neeraj Chopra has made a comeback in Glasgow. Would Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem be able to repeat his golden success with Neeraj Chopra? This question has made this collision interesting.
When was the first encounter between Neeraj and Arshad?
Well, if we look into the record book, Neeraj Chopra has the upper hand over Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. Neeraj Chopra is ahead 10-1 against Arshad Nadeem. The first encounter between Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem took place in the South Asian Games held in Guwahati in 2016, where India’s Neeraj Chopra won gold and Arshad Nadeem got bronze by finishing third.
Neeraj continues ahead of Arshad, has the upper hand by 10-1
After that, both of them met in the Asian Junior Championship in 2016, where Neeraj once again overpowered Arshad. He stood second. While Arshad Nadeem is at number three. In the 2016 World U20 Championship, Arshad could not qualify for the finals, while Neeraj became the champion by winning gold.
Neeraj also got first place in the Asian Athletics Championship held in Bhuneshwar in 2017, while Arshad Nadeem stood at number 7. Neeraj Chopra won gold in Commonwealth Games 2018 while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem stood 8th. Neeraj also won in the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and stood first while Arshad stood third.
Neeraj Chopra won gold in Tokyo Olympics 2020, while Arshad Nadeem finished 5th. Neeraj also wrote the story of his dominance over Arshad in the World Athletics Championship 2022 and 2023. In 2022, Neeraj was at second place and Arshad was at 5th place. Whereas Neeraj became the champion in 2023 while Arshad was at second place.
When did Neeraj and Arshad clash last time?
Paris Olympics 2024 was the only occasion where Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem got a chance to overtake India’s Neeraj Chopra. There Neeraj stood second, while Arshad won gold. The last encounter between the two was in the World Athletics 2025, where Neeraj Chopra finished 8th while Arshad finished 10th.
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