India’s rising javelin star Sachin Yadav impressed everyone with his incredible skills and performance as he left behind both Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem in men’s javelin throw final at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.
Even though Sachin missed out on a podium finish, he came at fourth position. While India’s golden boy and champion Neeraj Chopra secured 8th position and could not even make his place in top 5. After Sachin’s performance, his coach Naval Singh mentioned that he motivated Sachin and asked him to come ahead of Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem.
“I told him that come what may, make sure you finish ahead of Nadeem. He promised he would. I think it was extra motivation. Neeraj is the best in the world, Sachin proved that he has the potential to be one of the best,” Indian Express quoted him as saying.
“I reminded him that he has the power as well as the technique to produce a big throw. My target for him was 90 metres today. He has thrown 90 metres in practice. But though he fell short in the final, he proved that he can handle the pressure of the World Championships,” he said.
The Athletics Federation of India is now thinking of changing Sachin’s training place from JLN stadium in Delhi to Sports Authority of India facility in Kengeri, near Bengaluru, or the National Institute of Sports in Patiala.
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“The AFI has focused on javelin for the last 15 years. We had foreign coaches back then, but when India didn’t win medals, we were questioned as to why we were focusing on javelin. Today, we have Neeraj and Sachin,” said Lalit Bhanot, chairman of the AFI.
“Yash Vir and Rohit also qualified for the World Championships. There is a javelin revolution in the country. Sachin will get all the support he needs, as he is world-class,” he added.
