Asian U18 Athletics C’ship: Himanshu Jakhar clinches gold for India in javelin throw

Himanshu Jakhar clinched India’s first javelin gold medal with a massive throw of 67.57m at the Asian U18 Athletics Championship in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The gold medal is also India’s first-ever in boys’ javelin throw at the continental meet.

The 17-year-old from Haryana outshined China’s Lu Hao (63.45m) and Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Sadullaev (61.96m).



Himanshu won gold in boys javelin throw with a distance of 67.57m at Asian U18 Athletics Championship in Saudi Arabia. #IndianAthletics #javelin #SaudiArabia pic.

twitter.com/me80lHia1Q Himanshu has a personal best of 74.56m (700gm), which he achieved at the National Junior Athletics Championships in December 2024, and has trained alongside legends Neeraj Chopra and Jan Zelezny in South Africa earlier this year.

India concluded its campaign with a total haul of 11 medals – comprising one gold, five silver, and five bronze. Comments Latest on Sportstar.