Tridib BaparnashNew Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra's absence was expected to leave a sizeable gap in India's javelin challenge, but Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav stepped up to deliver a double podium finish on Day 9 of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.
Yashvir produced a personal best of 85.72m for silver and Rohit threw 84.35m for bronze, while Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage took gold with 88.55m. The effort came close to India's one-two finish from Hangzhou 2023, when Chopra won gold and Kishore Jena silver.
India added eight medals on Monday - four silver and four bronze - to take their overall tally to 45, comprising four gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze.
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