New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- After recovering from his injury, Paris Olympics gold medallist and Pakistan javelin thrower, Arshad Nadeem, will compete against his arch-rival from India, Neeraj Chopra, in the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2025 in Tokyo later this month.

Neeraj, who will look to defend his javelin throw title in Tokyo, and Arshad were expected to mark their first face-off this year at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland in August.

However, the Pakistani athlete pulled out of the Silesia Diamond League in July as he underwent surgery on his right calf in England, according to Olympics.com.

The World Athletics Championships run from September 13 to 21 in Tokyo, with the men's javelin qualification on September 17 and th...