Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem’s CWG record of 90.18m in men’s javelin throw is the highest by an Asian thrower on UK soil, eclipsing all previous regional marks set at major international competitions hosted in the country. Before Nadeem, no Asian javelin athlete, including Neeraj Chopra, has managed to cross the 90-metre threshold in the United Kingdom,
Neeraj’s highest throw on UK soil is 82.26 metres, which he achieved during the 2017 World Athletics Championships, where he finished seventh in the qualification. After 9 years, the 28-year-old, already a World and Olympic champion, will return to the country with his sights firmly set on rewriting that personal milestone.
Breaching the 90 m mark on UK soil could be difficult, given that Neeraj has not crossed that barrier outside of his 2025 Doha effort, but the Glasgow stage gives him the perfect platform to chase history.