Pathirage pushes Chopra to second, Yashvir takes bronze
New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Long before the men's javelin final commenced at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night, it was clear that the biggest test awaiting the elite 12-man field was not the competitors themselves, but the cold and windy Scottish conditions.
It was supposed to be a test of adaptability, and the contest ended up being just that. But that mustn't take anything away from Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage.
Double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra took the silver with a season's best of 85.83m on his second try while compatriot Yashvir Singh won a surprise bronze with a personal best of 85.41m on his sixth and final throw making it the first instance of two Indians on a javelin podium at CWG.
On a final that, many might argue, was unfa...
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