Rohit Yadav is all set to make his first Javelin throw at the final of the World Athletics Championship. Rohit made an 80.42m throw in the qualifying round in Eugene on 22 July that ensured his participation in the final of the World Athletics Championships. The 21-year-old finished 11th at the end of the qualifying round which put him on the list of 12 finalists for the World Athletics Championship.

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Rohit will compete against 11 men for the championship, one of them will be the world’s number 4, Neeraj Chopra. The Indian Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra registered an 88.39m throw in the qualifying round on Thursday. Both Rohit Yadav and Neeraj Chopra will be playing their first-ever final of World Athletics Championship on Sunday. Davinder Singh Kang was the only Indian Javelin thrower to qualify for the World Athletics Championship final.

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Rohit Yadav comes from Uttar Pradesh. He came to the spotlight when he won the Gold Medal at the National Federation Cup held in April 2022 in Kerala’s Thenhipalam. The then 20-year-old Rohit registered an 81.83m throw to win the title. Rohit produced an 82.54m throw at the State Senior Athletics Championship to bag a Silver Medal. This was Rohit’s personal best throw.

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Rohit has won 2 Silver and a Gold in 4 months. He was also named for the Commonwealth Games 2022 starting from July 28. The Jaunpur Born athlete will lock horns with ‘his friend’ Neeraj Chopra in the prestigious final on July 23 in Eugene. Rohit works as a clerk in the electricity department at Banaras Locomotive Works.

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The Javelin final will take place on July 23 in Eugene, a town in Oregon state. The final event will be live telecasted in India on Sunday morning as the US clock runs 12 hours 30 minutes behind Indian Standard Time. Indian javelin fans will keep a very keen eye on the event as they cheer for both the Indian throwers in the World Athletic Championship finals.