India’s javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra failed to defend his Olympic title here on Thursday night, finishing with a silver medal throw of 89.45m in the final. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem broke the Olympic record with a throw of 92.79 to clinch the gold, while Grenada’s Anderson Peters (88.54m) took bronze.

World champion Neeraj opened up about his injury woes, revealing that he might have to undergo a surgery soon after having pushed himself extremely hard to compete.