India, Sept. 23 -- avishek.roy@htlive.com

New Delhi: The performance of Indian athletes at the World Championships in Tokyo was dismal. In recent editions, India has increased its presence at the event, but Neeraj Chopra alone provided the high point. He won silver in 2022 (Eugene) and became the first Indian to win gold, in 2023 (Budapest). This time, the double Olympic medallist had a subdued performance, ending a seven-year streak of international medals. In the past, Chopra's success often helped India gloss over the other poor results, but not in Tokyo.

Only javelin thrower Sachin Yadav, high jumper Sarvesh Kushare and Pooja (800m) showed some spark, recording their personal bests.

With Chopra clearly struggling - he spoke of a ba...