Neeraj Chopra, who felt “something” on his strapped thigh, termed his history-scripting silver at the World Championships javelin throw final as challenging.

Defending champion Anderson Peters won gold with a best throw of 90.54m while Olympic silver winner Jakub Vadlejch took the bronze with 88.09m. Chopra was lying at fourth position after three rounds of throws, having opened with a foul before registering 82.39m and 86.37m in his next two attempts.