Ashish wins World U20 javelin silver
Mumbai, Aug. 9 -- There was an unmistakeable swagger as Ashish Yadav, shoulders loose, walked back to the seating area next to the javelin throw runway.
It was a walk that exuded confidence, after he had flung the spear to 74.09m. And it turned out to be the attempt that earned him silver in men's javelin at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Friday night. A first on two counts.
Over the past decade, the frequency of Indians making a mark at the elite youth event has increased. But Yadav broke a drought that had lasted 10 years, becoming only the second Indian to win a javelin medal in the U-20 Worlds. With his third throw of the night he joined an exclusive group that only had Neeraj Chopra. The other first was put...
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