Sachin Yadav performed brilliantly in South Korea. (Photo- screenshots/x)
In India, when the name of Jewelin throw comes, everyone’s attention goes to Tokyo Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra, but now a new sensation of India has made a panic in South Korea. Sachin Yadav, who hails from UP, gave a tough fight to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in the Asian Athletics Championship 2025 being played in Gumi, South Korea. Although he missed the gold medal by a slight margin and had to be content with the silver, the way he performed, it proved that India has many best players in the Javelin throw. Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal in this championship.
Sachin gave a tough competition to Arshad
Pakistan’s Paris Olympic medalist Arshad Nadeem had to sweat a lot to win the gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championship. India’s star Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra did not participate in this championship. With this, the competition looked easy for Arshad Nadeem, but India’s new star Sachin Yadav gave him a tough competition. He lagged behind Arshad Nadeem with a minor margin. Another player from India, Yashveer Singh, finished fifth.
Sachin performed the best
In this championship, Nadeem threw 86.40 meters, which is the best throw in Asia this season. While Sachin performed his best by throwing 85.16 meters. This is the first Asian Championship medal of Arshad Nadeem’s career. Utah Sakiyama of Japan finished third. Apart from this, Yashveer Singh of India finished fifth in this championship. He threw 82.57 meters.
Who is Sachin Yadav
Sachin Yadav, who won the silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championship 2025, hails from Baghpat district of UP. He came into the discussion for the first time by performing brilliantly in the 73rd India Police Athletics Championship. In this championship, he broke the 30 -year -old record. After this, he has been doing well continuously. Sachin Yadav is currently working in UP Police. After winning the silver medal in South Korea, Sachin Yadav said, “I am happy with my performance. I will perform better than this”.
