India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav take javelin silver and bronze

India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav won silver and bronze in the men’s javelin at the 2026 Asian Games, while Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage took gold with a throw of 88.55 metres. Yashvir produced his best effort in the final round, recording a personal best of 85.72m. Rohit secured third place with 84.35m, giving India two places on the podium in the absence of Neeraj Chopra.

Chopra, the defending Asian Games champion and a two-time Olympic medallist, withdrew because of a ligament injury. His absence placed greater responsibility on Yashvir and Rohit, who delivered India’s second double podium in the event at a major multi-sport competition during the year, according to the source material. The silver medal continued Yashvir’s rapid progress.

At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he had thrown 85.41m to win bronze and set a personal best at the time. His mark in Nagoya improved that distance and moved him one place higher on the podium. Rohit’s medal marked an important stage in his return from a serious elbow injury and surgery.

He had thrown 87.05m at the National Inter-State Championships in June, becoming only the third Indian to cross 87m, according to the report. Pathirage’s victory extended his outstanding 2026 season. The 23-year-old has a world-leading mark of 92.62m, won Commonwealth Games gold and holds the world No.

1 ranking cited in the source material. He had already defeated Neeraj and Yashvir at the Commonwealth Games, where he won with 89.75m. He later threw 92.07m in Zurich and 91.09m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

India’s two medals represented a strong result for the pair, but Pathirage again prevented an Indian gold and maintained his dominance over the event.