Haldwani, April 18 -- A 19-year-old student died on Saturday after javelin pierced his neck during a practice session at Uttarakhand's Goralchaud ground in Champawat district, police said.

The deceased identified as Somendra Singh, a second-year polytechnic student at a government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), was practising for an upcoming sports competition.

According to police, the incident occurred at 8.30 am when a football rolled into the javelin throw zone and Singh stepped forward to retrieve it. A javelin thrown by another student struck him. He was rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Singh was a resident of Champawat's Machhiyar village in Reetha Sahib and lived with his aunt.

Chief medic...