TOKYO, Japan: Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott clinched his first global title since he claimed Olympic gold as a teenager in 2012 when he won the men’s javelin final at the world championships with a throw of 88.16m on Thursday. The 32-year-old dominated the competition in a blustery breeze at the National Stadium, producing the two longest throws of the evening to secure a first world championship medal to add to his 2012 gold and the bronze he won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem qualified for the men’s World Athletics Championships javelin final on Wednesday with an impressive 85.28-meter throw, joining…

A disappointing night for South Asia turns into a joyous one for the Americas at the men's javelin final in Tokyo.