# Ashish Yadav ends India’s 10-year U-20 Worlds javelin medal drought 2026-08-09T04:43:29+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Javelin thrower Ashish Yadav won silver at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, with a best throw of 74.09m on Friday. It is India's first javelin medal at the U-20 Worlds since Neeraj Chopra won gold in 2016. The 19-year-old from Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, whose father is a milkman, trains with the Indian Army. Neeraj Chopra welcomed him in a social media post, calling him 'super proud' and saying 'this is just the start'. On Sunday, high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal won silver clearing 2.21m, equalling his personal best, and long jumper Shahnavaz Khan took bronze with 7.84m. Both train under the Navy and SAI respectively. In the 400m, Mohammed Ashfaq finished sixth. Basant is the first Indian high jumper of any age to win a world medal. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: Ashish Yadav, Eugene, Indian athletics, javelin throw, Neeraj Chopra, U-20 World Athletics Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ashish-yadav-wins-u-20-worlds-javelin-silver-ends-10-year-drought/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ashish-yadav-wins-u-20-worlds-javelin-silver-ends-10-year-drought/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.