At the World Athletics Championships, India’s Sachin Yadav shocked everyone by finishing fourth in the men’s javelin throw final, ahead of both India’s Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and Pakistan’s Paris Games champion Arshad Nadeem. Sachin almost missed a medal, while Chopra came in eighth and Nadeem came in tenth.
Naval Singh, Sachin’s coach and a Dronacharya award winner, said that he had given the 25-year-old some “extra motivation” before the competition. Singh told the media, “I told him that no matter what, make sure you finish ahead of Nadeem.” “He said he would. I believe it gave me more drive.
Singh said that Neeraj is the best in the world, but Sachin’s performance showed that he may become one of the best. Sachin threw 86.27 meters in his first round, which was his best throw ever, but he didn’t reach the 90m threshold. He then threw 85.71m, 84.90m, and 85.96m.
Expectations and Plans for the Future
Naval Singh had great hopes for the 6-foot-5-inch-tall athlete. He wanted Sachin to throw over 90m in the final, something the young man has done in practice. The coach told Sachin that he had both the “power and the technique to make a big throw” and was proud that he was able to handle the pressure of the World Championships.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had “big plans” for Sachin after he did so well. The federation is thinking about moving his training base from the JLN Stadium in Delhi to either the Sports Authority of India (SAI) facility in Kengeri, near Bengaluru, or the National Institute of Sports in Patiala. The AFI also wants him to start training full-time with India’s foreign coach, Sergey Makarov.
Lalit Bhanot, head of the AFI, said, “The AFI has been focused on javelin for the last 15 years.” “We have Neeraj and Sachin today… There is a revolution in javelin throwing in the country. Sachin will get all the help he needs because he is world-class.