Shoulder surgery, 7 months out, one throw: How Yash Vir Singh won CWG bronze
Yash Vir Singh arrived in Glasgow with little attention but left with a Commonwealth Games bronze after a personal-best final throw. In this interview with TimesofIndia.com, he opens up about the injury that nearly derailed his career, the months spent in rehabilitation, Neeraj Chopra's words before his medal-winning attempt and the father who has guided him since his first throws with a bamboo…
NEW DELHI: Yash Vir Singh's sixth and final throw at the men's javelin final at Scotstoun Stadium saw him win the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. The javelin landed 85.41 metres away, just three metres short of his personal record. The victory, achieved seven months post-shoulder surgery, places him among only three Indians to earn a Commonwealth Games medal in the event.
The Glasgow final was graced by a strong field of competitors, including Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, India's reigning champion Arshad Nadeem, Grenada's Anderson Peters, Tobago's Keshorn Walcott, and former Commonwealth champion Julius Yego.
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