ASIAN U-20 ATHLETICS | Deepanshu and Rohan make it a 1-2 in javelin

Deepanshu Sharma and Rohan Yadav win gold and silver in men's javelin throw at Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai.

Deepanshu Sharma and Rohan Yadav brought a gold and silver in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian under-20 athletics championships in Dubai on Wednesday.

While Deepanshu threw a distance of 70.29m, his Uttar Pradesh State-mate Rohan had a best of 70.03m.

Priyanshu, also from UP, came close to winning another gold in the men’s 1500m, but he was beaten at the finish by Qatar’s Aitoulghazi. His silver came with a time of 3:50.85s.

India won another silver, through Ritik (52.23m) in the men’s discus throw

Meanwhile Prachi Ankush Devkar finished fourth in the women’s 3000m while Laxita Vinod Sandliea and Tanvi Malik progressed to the women’s 800m final after the heats.

Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar and Sai Sangeetha Dodla also entered the medal round in the women’s 400m and while male quartermiler Aman Choudhary also made the final.

Strangely, Aman had been named only in the 4x400m relay in the Indian team list announced on Tuesday.