Yashvir Singh won the javelin silver medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Monday with a personal best throw of 85.72m. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage took gold with 88.55m on his final attempt, while Rohit Yadav secured bronze with 84.35m. Yashvir, who replaced the injured Neeraj Chopra, briefly led the competition with 83.56m before Pathirage surged ahead. He responded with 85.14m and then his personal best 85.72m on his final throw to seal silver. Rohit had briefly led with 84.35m but settled for bronze. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem finished fourth with 80.29m. It was a maiden Asian Games medal for both Yashvir and Rohit, and India’s double podium matched its Hangzhou 2022 haul. The Indian athletics contingent celebrated the one-two finish as a sign of the country’s growing depth in the javelin. Context: Neeraj Chopra, India’s Tokyo Olympic champion, missed the Games with an ankle injury. The athletics federation congratulated both athletes on their career-best performances.