New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Indian javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, who secured a bronze medal at the Asian Games, reflected happiness at India's performance at the Asian Games in the absence of superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, while also opening up about his conversations with him and the jersey swap moment with the red-hot Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka, who won the gold medal.

Indian javelin athletes Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav filled Neeraj's gigantic shoes really well with a double podium finish, but it was Sri Lankan star Rumesh who took the top prize with a best throw of 88.55 m, coming after his Commonwealth Games gold medal, where he edged past Neeraj. In the javelin final at the Asian Games, Yashvir produced a personal best of 85...