While Odisha’s experienced javelin thrower and Asian Games medallist, Kishore Kumar Jena, claimed bronze with a distance of 74.75m.
The spotlight was on two young javelin throwers—Shivam Lohakare and Anand Singh—on the final day of the fifth edition of the Indian Open Throws Competition here at Patiala’s National Institute of Sports in Punjab.
However, Lohakare walked away with the honour, winning the men’s javelin throw gold with a distance of 81.08m. After his opening throw of 81.08m, Lohakare had no mark in the remaining five attempts.
Anand Singh representing SSCB took home silver with a throw of 76.94m.
While Odisha’s experienced javelin thrower and Asian Games medallist, Kishore Kumar Jena, claimed bronze with a distance of 74.75m.
Jena took a temporary break from competition last season due to a nagging ankle injury but was satisfied with a podium finish on his return to competition on Sunday. “I’m working to regain my lost form,” the Asian Games silver medallist said. “This season is important for me and I hope to stay healthy to qualify for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September,”
In the U18 discus throw (1.5kg) competition, Nishchay missed the national record of 64.09m set by Arjun in Coimbatore in 2010. Nishchay’s best throw on Sunday was 63.90m.
Day two
Results:
Men;
Discus throw: Kirpal Singh (ONGC) 58.89m, Dharamraj Yadav (Army) 55.75m, Mohammed Saqlain (Karnataka) 55.47m
Men: U20: Discus throw: Ujjawal Choudhary (JSW) 60.03m, Vaibhav V (Himachal Pradesh) 55.44m, Sahil Kadian (Haryana) 54.94m.
Men: U18: Discus throw: Nishchay (Haryana) 63.90m, Yash Jaglan (Haryana) 56.50m, Virendra Poonia (Rajasthan) 55.46m.
Men: Javelin throw: Shivam Lohakare (Army) 81.08m, Anand Singh (SSCB) 76.94m, Kishore Kumar Jena (Odisha) 74.75m.
Men: U20: Javelin throw: Ashish Yadav (Army) 74.49m, Rishabh Giri (Reliance) 71.51m, Dharanidharan T (Tamil Nadu) 71.31m.
Men: U18: Javelin throw: Vishal Patel (NCOE Patiala) 70.62m, Rajat Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 70.52m, Ayush Raj (Bihar) 69.53m.
Women
Women: U20: Javelin throw: Poonam (JSW) 49.50m, Bhavya Pilania (JSW) 46.77m, Shivani (Uttar Pradesh) 40.45m.
Women: U18: Javelin throw: Tanushri Mahalder (West Bengal) 48.74m, Misti Karmakar (West Bengal) 45.54m, Arya Mohite (Rajasthan) 41.56m
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