Javelin star Yashveer Singh: India hoisted its flag in the javelin throw event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. New javelin star Yashveer Singh also achieved a podium finish. Sri Lankan young athlete Romesh Pathirage won the gold medal, while India’s Neeraj Chopra took the silver and Yashveer Singh the bronze. The 2026 Commonwealth Games javelin throw final ended on a thrilling note. To stay in the medal race, young Indian athlete Yashveer Singh needed the best performance of his career, and he succeeded.
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Yashveer Singh, making his Commonwealth Games debut, captured the most exciting moment of the competition. He was behind in the medal race for the first five attempts. But in his sixth and final attempt, he won the bronze medal with a personal best (PB) of 85.41 meters. With this throw, he also broke his previous personal best of 83.72 meters. Yash surpassed legends like former world champion Anderson Peters and current Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem.
The Journey Started in Devsar Village
The Journey Started in Devsar Village, Bhiwani
Yashveer’s journey to the Commonwealth Games 2026 podium, from Devsar Village in Bhiwani district, Haryana, on October 22, 2001, was inspired by his father, Rai Singh. Rai Singh, himself a national-level javelin thrower and a railway coach.
Yashveer’s inspiration in his journey to the Commonwealth Games 2026 podium, was his father, Rai Singh. Rai Singh, himself a national-level javelin thrower and a railway coach.
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In 2015, at just 14 years old, Yashveer began practicing javelin throw with his father. Hours of hard work was spent perfecting his run-up, grip, and release technique. This led to two consecutive gold medals at the Under-18 National Championships. Then, at the Indian Under-20 Federation Cup, Yashveer made headlines by shattering star athlete Neeraj Chopra’s previous meet record.
Following this, in 2022, he surpassed the 80-meter mark for the first time. In June 2026, he secured a Commonwealth Games berth with a throw of 83.72 meters. Now, he has fulfilled his father’s dream in his first Commonwealth Games appearance.
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