Neeraj Chopra finished second at the Lausanne Diamond League last week with a season-best throw of 88.05m, behind Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage. India’s double Olympic medallist and star javelin ...

Neeraj Chopra biography covering his Olympic gold and silver medals, 90.23m personal best, coaching journey, major ...

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Javelin wasn't Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage's first love. Instead it was cricket, especially fast bowling as the Sri Lankan dreamt of representing his country at the top level. Born in Kalutara, south of ...

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Indian javelin athletes Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav filled Neeraj's gigantic shoes really well with a double podium finish, but it was Sri ...

Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, who won bronze at the Asian Games, expressed happiness over India's double podium finish in Neeraj Chopra's absence. He also opened up about his bond and jersey swap with ...

The 23-year-old has won the Diamond League, World Athletics Ultimate Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games in 2026 ...

Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav delivered a stellar double podium for India in the men's javelin throw final at the Asian Games 2026, claiming silver and bronze respectively. Both athletes stepped up in ...

NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — The javelin is often overlooked by casual fans of track and field, but it's a gold-medal specialty in South Asia — specifically for India, Pakistan and now Sri Lanka. The newest ...

Here are the live updates from Day 9 of the Asian Games 2026, where the Indian athletes are aiming to add more medals to the account.

Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze in the Asian Games javelin final after Neeraj Chopra withdrew injured.