India, Aug. 1 -- Neeraj Chopra, 28, added yet another silver medal to his kitty as he came second in the men's javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Neeraj, who entered the contest as the hot favourite, displayed great skill but came second to Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage in Glasgow. With this, the ace athlete from India won his second medal at the Commonwealth Games, his previous one a gold in 2018 in Gold Coast.

The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist came second with his best throw being 85.83m, while Pathirage took home the gold with a best attempt of 89.75m. Apart from Neeraj, India's Yash Vir Singh also finished on the podium, winning bronze with a throw of 85.41m. Rohit Yadav, the third Indian participant, finished seventh...