{
  "id": 108382,
  "title": "Shoulder surgery, 7 months out, one throw: How Yash Vir Singh won CWG bronze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/shoulder-surgery-7-months-out-one-throw-how-yash-vir-singh-won-cwg",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/news/shoulder-surgery-7-months-out-one-unforgettable-throw-how-yash-vir-singh-won-cwg-bronze/articleshow/132833213.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Yash Vir Singh won bronze in men's javelin final",
    "Threw 85.41 meters, three meters shy of personal best",
    "Recovery from shoulder surgery completed seven months prior"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This medal puts Yash Vir Singh in exclusive company among Indians in the Commonwealth Games men's javelin event, alongside a strong field of competitors that included several top medalists.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}