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February 13, 2025 at 07:44 AM
*Sachin Yadav Wins Gold at 38th National Games in Javelin*
Uttar Pradesh’s Sachin Yadav secured gold in javelin at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on February 12, 2025, with a personal best throw of 84.39m, surpassing the previous meet record of 82.23m set by Rajinder Singh in 2022.
*Podium Finishers*
🥇 Sachin Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) – 84.39m
🥈 Rohit Yadav – 80.47m
🥉 Vikash Sharma (Uttarakhand) – 79.33m
*Top 5 Indian Javelin Throws (All-Time)*
* Neeraj Chopra – 89.94m (2022)
* Kishore Jena – 87.54m (2023)
* Shivpal Singh – 86.23m (2019)
* Davinder Singh – 84.57m (2017)
* Sachin Yadav – 84.39m (2025)
Sachin Yadav has now surpassed DP Manu (84.35m, 2022) to become India's fifth-best javelin thrower.
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