Sachin Yadav Clinches Javelin Silver At Asian Athletics Championships
Sachin Yadav has won silver in men's javelin at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, joining elite athletes like Neeraj Chopra.
Star India javelin thrower Sachin Yadav on Sunday, May 31, entered an elite list comprising the likes of Neeraj Chopra and Davinder Singh Kang to win a medal in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. Sachin won silver in the prestigious tournament.
Paris Olympics gold medallist, Arshad Nadeem, dominated the contest from his third throw onwards, bagging gold with a huge throw of 86.4m.
Sachin had stayed outside of medal contention but propelled himself into second with two brilliant throws of 83.03m and 85.16m in the last two attempts of the event.
Sachin Yadav of India won Silver medal in the mens javelin throw final of the 26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 Gumi. Yadav last throw measured 85.16m pic.twitter.com/q1cfHMfyUf — Rahul PAWAR ( राहुल पवार ) (@rahuldpawar) May 31, 2025
Apart from Sachin, India's Yashvir Singh finished fifth with his personal best throw of 82.57m. Despite achieving personal bests, both Sachin and Yashvir remain outside of the World Championship qualification mark, which requires a minimum throw of 85.5m for the athlete to qualify for the event.
Hailing from a farmer's family at Khekra village near Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, Sachin had a previous personal best of 84.39m.
Arshad had qualified for the final of the tournament by topping the heats with a throw of 86.34m.
In the final, Arshad's first two throws were underwhelming, but he breached the 85m mark with his third throw of the day.
From there on, Arshad remained in the lead and bettered his distance in his last attempt in the javelin throw final.
Arshad's biggest rival, Neeraj, decided to skip the tournament to focus on his Diamond League events.
Neeraj breached the 90m mark at the Doha Diamond League, ending a long wait for the coveted mark.
India at the Asian Athletics Championships
Earlier, Animesh Kujur opened India's account on the final day of competitions with a bronze medal in the men's 200m final. He produced a standout performance, setting a new national record of 20.32 seconds.
Animesh bettered his previous mark of 20.4s, set earlier this year at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition.
Asian Games medallist Vithya sailed over the 400m hurdles to finish on the podium. The 26-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete clocked 56.46s to finish on the podium.
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