The Indian duo of Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav produced superb efforts to secure the silver and bronze medals, respectively, as the country registered a double podium finish in the men’s javelin throw competition at the Asian Games here on Monday.
Yashvir, the 24-year-old from Haryana, came up with a personal best of 85.72m in his sixth and last attempt to surpass fellow Indian Rohit Yadav and claim the silver medal.
Rohit, the 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, threw the javelin at 84.35m to bag the bronze medal.
Sri Lanka’s superstar Rumesh Pathirage claimed the gold with an effort of 88.33m.
Reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan produced a season-best effort of 80.29m to finish fourth.
Earlier, Vithya Ramraj clinched a bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles event but long-distance runner Avinash Sable failed to defend his gold medal, finishing fourth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final.
Indian shooter Esha Singh clinched a silver medal in the women’s 25m pistol individual competition, fighting through five consecutive shoot-offs at the end of which she missed the gold by one shot.
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker ended without a medal from the Games after failing to qualify for the final of the event but Esha kept India in the hunt by entering the summit clash at eighth.
Meanwhile, Lovlina Borgohain’s medal collection continued to swell as the seasoned Indian boxer assured herself of a second consecutive Asian Games podium finish by moving to the semifinals while Priya Ghanghas too advanced to the last four stage.
The Indian men’s cricket team also entered the Asiad semifinal without even taking the field after its quarterfinal against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather. — with Agencies
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