Rohit Yadav spears javelin to 87.05m becoming third Indian thrower to cross the 87-mark
As the final day of the Inter State Athletics Championships moved to a gloomy end, 25-year-old javelin thrower Rohit Yadav produced the best throw of the season by an Indian to record a 87.05m mark and confirm his berth for the Asian Games, besides double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra. He was placed third before the last attempt but turned it around with the throw that puts him second in the World top list just behind Sri Lankan Rumesh Pathirage. The thrower from Uttar Pradesh has been a consistent name on the Javelin circuit with personal bests hovering around 82-83m. With his latest mark, he became the third Indian to cross the 87m mark after Neeraj and Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena. “Dusro ko dekh ke sochta tha ki main bhi yahi kar raha hu, pata nahi throw kab aayega (I always used to look at others and wondee when I would get this kind of throw),” Rohit told The Indian Express. “I was consistently crossing 85m in my training but it was not …
