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India's Javelin Duo Shine in Cold Glasgow
1 Aug
Summary
- Neeraj Chopra won silver with 85.83m, a season's best.
- Yashvir Singh claimed surprise bronze with a personal best.
- Sri Lanka's Pathirage secured gold with a near 90m throw.
Under challenging cold and windy conditions in Glasgow, Indian javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Yashvir Singh secured silver and bronze medals, respectively. Chopra, the Tokyo Olympics champion, achieved a season-best throw of 85.83m to secure the silver.
Making his Commonwealth Games debut, Yashvir Singh delivered a surprise performance, achieving a personal best of 85.41m with his final throw to clinch the bronze medal. This marked a remarkable 2-3 finish for India on the javelin podium.
The gold medal was comfortably won by Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage, who threw an impressive 89.75m, demonstrating dominance in the field despite the adverse weather.
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