India, Aug. 9 -- India's athletics campaign at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, has produced not one but three breakthroughs. After Neeraj Chopra found a potential javelin heir in Ashish Yadav, who won silver in the men's event - just as the Indian great did at the same championships 10 years ago - Basant Kumar Meghwal followed with a silver in the men's high jump before Shahnawaz Khan added a historic bronze in the men's long jump to take India's medal tally to three.

Meghawal, who hails from Anupgarh in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, produced the biggest moment of his young career by clearing 2.21m to win silver in the men's high jump - the first-ever Indian to win a medal in this event at the World Athlet...