KARACHI:

Pakistan's will be looking to create another history for Pakistan with a gold medal at the final of the World Athletics Championship javelin throw event, and the fans will be treated to the Arshad and Neeraj Chopra action at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

The final of the event features 12 throwers who qualified out of 37, featured in two groups on September 17. This is also the first time that the javelin throw event of the championship features athletes from 11 different countries, and it is beautiful to see the South Asians making an indelible mark at the event, be it Arshad, Neeraj, or Sachin Yadav. The diversity of the roster speaks volumes about the cultural change and what it means for people of colour in a traditionally white sport.

Despite a rusty start, Arshad m

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