New Delhi, July 30 -- Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav and Yash Vir Singh all progressed to the men's javelin throw final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, ensuring India will have the largest representation in the medal round despite a below-par qualification outing on Thursday.
On a windy afternoon at the Scottish Event Campus, none of the Indian trio came close to their season's best, but they did enough to comfortably book their places in the 12-man final.
Two-time Olympics medallist Neeraj Chopra led the Indian contingent with a best effort of 79.61m, achieved with his second attempt after opening with 76.28m. Satisfied with his position, Neeraj skipped his third and final throw and finished fifth overall in the qualification standings...