Overview
- A 19-member Indian team finished the Tokyo World Athletics Championships without a podium, though several athletes produced personal bests.
- Sachin Yadav led the campaign with a personal best of 86.27m for fourth in the men’s javelin, narrowly missing bronze to the USA’s Curtis Thompson at 86.67m.
- High jumper Sarvesh Anil Kushare placed sixth with a career-best 2.28m, and Pooja Olla clocked a personal best 2:01.03 in the 800m heats.
- Defending champion Neeraj Chopra finished eighth in the javelin final after preparations he said were hampered by a back issue.
- India placed joint 41st with 9 points from Yadav (5), Kushare (3) and Chopra (1), and coverage flagged the men’s 4x400m relay’s absence as a major setback.