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Rohit Yadav’s 83.65m Fuels India’s Push for Four Javelin Entries at Tokyo Worlds

World Athletics publishes the quota list this week ahead of AFI's team selection on August 28.

Rohit keeps his hopes alive for making it to the World Championships (Courtesy: Rohit Yadav Instagram)
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Photo: ANI
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Overview

  • Rohit Yadav won the national javelin title in Chennai with a personal-best 83.65m, keeping his World Championships bid alive via the ranking quota.
  • Sachin Yadav placed second at 83.20m and Yashvir Singh finished fourth at 76.22m, with both reported inside the provisional top 36 as of the qualification deadline.
  • Defending champion Neeraj Chopra holds a wild card, the automatic standard is 85.50m, and World Athletics caps the men’s javelin field at 36 entries.
  • Officials expect World Athletics to confirm eligible athletes on August 27, with the Athletics Federation of India set to finalize the squad the following day.
  • Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won with 8.06m but missed the 8.27m standard and now awaits a ranking-based entry, as reports suggest India’s contingent may be about 15 athletes.