India, Aug. 9 -- Indian athletics has had a productive fortnight. While Neeraj Chopra, Tejaswin Shankar, Murali Sreeshankar and Gulveer Singh exemplified the rapid strides track and field athletes are taking at the big stage - thanks to their success at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games - the next generation is asserting itself at Under-20 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA.

Ashish Yadav's silver in javelin on Saturday was followed by the double delight on Sunday with high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal and long jumper Shahnavaz Khan boosting India's medal tally. Basant won silver and Shahnavaz bronze, the Navymen extending their excellent breakout seasons.

Basant cleared 2.21m to become the first Indian high jumper, male or female ...