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Anand Singh Strikes Gold With Career-best 80.57m At Asian U23 Championships
Asian U23 Athletics Championships: India's Anand Singh announced himself on the international stage in style by breaching the coveted 80m mark for the first time to clinch the men's javelin throw gold medal at the Asian U23 Athletics Championships 2026 in Ordos, China, on Sunday.
Competing in his first international event, the 22-year-old achieved a personal-best throw of 80.57m. He improved his previous best by 2.89m, becoming the latest Indian javelin thrower to reach the elite 80m club.
The athlete from Uttar Pradesh entered the championships with a personal best of 77.68m, which he set at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on June 28. That mark came in the sixth and final round, allowing him to finish fourth behind Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh, and Sachin Yadav.
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