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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone brought the house down on Thursday by coming within a whisker of breaking the four-decade-old women's 400 metres world record while Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi impressively won the men's one-lap title. The largely unknown Busang Collen Kebinatshipi took gold, in 43.53sec, the fastest time in the world this year.

Neeraj Chopra's quest for another World Athletics Championships medal fell short as he finished eighth in the men's javelin final, a stark contrast to his previous triumph at the same venue. Keshorn Walcott secured the gold, while Anderson Peters took silver, and Curtis Thompson claimed bronze. Sachin Yadav of India narrowly missed the podium, finishing fourth.

India is sending a 19-member squad, spearheaded by javelin star Neeraj Chopra, to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13-21. Chopra aims to defend his title, and history will be made with four Indian men competing in the javelin event. Sprinter Animesh Kujur is also set to become the first Indian to participate in the men’s 200m.

World Athletics Vice President Adille Sumariwalla supports Neeraj Chopra for the World Athletics Championships. He anticipates a strong showing from Chopra, despite a recent second-place finish. Sumariwalla expects a good competition between Chopra and Julian Weber. He also predicts India will improve upon its performance from the previous year's World Championships.