The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram)

Deepanshu and Rohan make it a 1-2 in javelin

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Deepanshu Sharma and Rohan Yadav brought a gold and silver in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian under-20 athletics championsh­ips in Dubai on Wednesday. While Deepanshu threw a distance of 70.29m, his Uttar Pradesh State-mate Rohan had a best of 70.03m.

Priyanshu, also from UP, came close to winning another gold in the men’s 1500m, but he was beaten at the ƒnish by Qatar’s Aitoulghaz­i. His silver came with a time of 3:50.85s.

India won another silver, through Ritik (52.23m) in the men’s discus throw

Meanwhile Prachi Ankush Devkar ƒnished fourth in the women’s 3000m while Laxita Vinod Sandliea and Tanvi Malik progressed to the women’s 800m ƒnal after the heats.

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Kumbhar and Sai Sangeetha Dodla also entered the medal round in the women’s 400m and while male quartermil­er Aman Choudhary also made the ƒnal.

Strangely, Aman had been named only in the 4x400m relay in the Indian team list announced on Tuesday.

Bapi Hansda, the country’s fastest junior this year, and P. Abiram who were supposed to run the individual 400m did not ƒgure in the startlist. According to sources, Hansda could not travel with the team because of passport issues and eªorts are being made to ensure that he reaches Dubai at least for the 4x400m relay.

Adille Sumariwall­a, the AFI president who is currently in Dubai, and chief junior national coach N. Ramesh could not be contacted for their version on the Hansda issue.

 ?? X@AFIINDIA ?? Podium finish: Deepanshu, right, and Rohan after their excellent show in men’s javelin throw.
X@AFIINDIA Podium finish: Deepanshu, right, and Rohan after their excellent show in men’s javelin throw.

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