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Who Won the Javelin Medals at the Asian Games? 🏅

Yashvir Singh from India threw his javelin 85.72 meters and earned a silver medal.

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Key Points

4 points

Silver: Yashvir Singh – 85.72 meters.

Bronze: Rohit Yadav – 84.35 meters.

Gold: Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage (Sri Lanka) – 88.55 meters.

These throws happened in the final round of the competition.

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Rohit Yadav, also from India, threw 84.35 meters and got a bronze medal.

The gold went to Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage with an 88.55‑meter throw.

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4 words

javelin

a long, thin spear used in a sport where you try to throw it far

silver

a shiny gray metal that is the second place prize

bronze

a brownish metal that is the third place prize

personal best

the longest distance the athlete has ever thrown

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