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'Super Proud Of You': Neeraj Chopra Congratulates Ashish Yadav On Winning U20 Worlds Silver

By IANS News August 08, 2026 • 16:08 PM View: 267

World U20 Athletics Championships: Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has congratulated fellow Indian javelin thrower Ashish Yadav after his silver-medal finish at the World U20 Athletics Championships, calling the achievement particularly special from the perspective of a javelin thrower.

Ashish secured the second spot in the men's javelin final with a best effort of 74.09 metres, which came in his third attempt. His performance earned India a podium finish at the global junior event.

Chopra, who recently won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, took to X to applaud the teenager and backed him to achieve greater success in the future.

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