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  • Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav out of World Championships, Asian Games

    Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav out of World Championships, Asian Games

    Rohit Yadav during the javelin throw competition in the 62nd National inter-State Athletics Championship at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, June 18, 2023.
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    Rohit Yadav, one of the leading male javelin throwers of the country, has gone through a surgery to treat a ligament tear in his right elbow and will miss the upcoming World athletics championships and the Asian Games.

    Rohit, who was operated upon by Dr. Dinshaw Pardiwala in Mumbai 11 days ago, has set a target of returning to competition in the middle of next year.

    “It was a complete ligament tear in my elbow (of my throwing arm). There was hardly any option. The other option was to take injections in the elbow to compete, but the doctor said there was no guarantee that I would be able to perform well because the elbow might not be stable,” Rohit told The Hindu on Friday.

    “Had I gone with the second option, it might have affected the Olympic year. Since there was pain in the elbow, how long could injections help! It would have wasted time. Rather, I will use the time to complete my rehab.

    “I can compete only next year. The doctor has said that I can resume training in six months. The new season will start in March, but I will try to start training in February and take part in competitions in May or June.

    “I will have two months, May and June, to qualify for the Olympics. I never thought such a thing would happen,” said Rohit, who aggravated the elbow issue at the inter-State meet in Bhubaneswar in June.

    Rohit, who got two of his best throws — 83.40m in May and 83.28 in June — and was the third-best Indian thrower behind Neeraj Chopra (88.67m) and D.P. Manu (84.33m) and 18th in the world this season until Kishore Jena achieved his personal best (84.38m) on Friday, was in the reckoning for the World championships as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) thought of sending four male javelin throwers to the elite event. He had also qualified for the Asian championships and the Asian Games, but pulled out from this month’s continental championships due to the injury.

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  • Abdulla takes triple jump gold, promises bigger things next month

    Abdulla takes triple jump gold, promises bigger things next month

    Rohit Yadav upset D.P. Manu for the javelin throw crown.
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    Stan Rayan

    Ancy Sojan took the women’s long jump gold with a personal best at the Federation Cup athletics in Ranchi on Thursday.

    Ancy Sojan took the women’s long jump gold with a personal best at the Federation Cup athletics in Ranchi on Thursday.
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    Stan Rayan

    With four men vying for two Asian Championship and Asian Games berths, there is pressure building up in the country’s men’s triple jump circuit.

    And Abdulla Aboobacker, the Commonwealth Games silver medallist, won the gold on the concluding day of the 26th National Federation Cup athletics championships here on Thursday to gain a small edge in the close battle.

    He was some distance away from his personal best, the impressive 17.19m which came in Bhubaneswar last year, as he topped the field here with 16.76m. But he made it clear that the big jumps were just a month away.

    “I will try to break the National record (Praveen Chithravel’s 17.37m which came in Cuba recently) at next month’s Inter-State meet in Bhubaneswar,” said the 27-year-old.

    “It’s very much possible. Eldhose Paul’s heel is getting better and he and Praveen will be in Bhubaneswar. Then these jumps will change.”

    Abdulla, who defeated his friend U. Karthik here, said the conditions here were not ideal for good jumping.

    “We came here just to qualify for the Asian championship, I had a plan to take the record too. But with the heat around, you feel tired fast, you feel as if your muscles are dried up,” he said.

    However, he made the cut for the Asians which will be held in Thailand in July.

    Meanwhile, high hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, who seems to be liking the 200m more and more these days, defeated Archana Suseendran — moving past her midway through the home stretch — for the second time this season in just her third try at the event. She had a personal best (23.42s) and made the cut for the Asians too.

    “That was a very good time, that too against a minus-2 wind,” said Jyothi.

    Long jumper Ancy Sojan also improved her personal best by a centimetre as she took the women’s long jump gold with 6.56m while Delhi’s Chanda, with a fiery run on the home stretch, broke Tintu Luka’s seven-year-old meet record in the women’s 800m..

    And in men’s javelin, Rohit Yadav upset D.P. Manu to take the title with a personal best 83.40m.

    The results (finals): Men: 200m: 1. Amlan Borgohain (Asm) 20.83s, 2. Animesh Kujur (Cht) 20.94, 3. Kapil (Har) 21.44. 800m: 1. Krishan Kumar (Har) 1:46.83s, 2. Muhammed Afsal (Ker) 1:47.66, 3. Ankesh Chaudhary (HP) 1:48.38. 5000m: 1. Gulveer Singh (UP) 13:54.41s, 2. Abhishek Pal (UP) 13:56.32, 3. Harmanjot Singh (MP) 13:57.02.

    400m hurdles: 1. P. Yashas (Kar) 49.40s, 2. T. Santhosh (TN) 49.51, 3. M.P. Jabir (Ker) 49.99. Triple jump: 1. Abdulla Aboobacker (Ker) 16.76m, 2. U. Karthik (Ker) 16.44, 3. Mohammed Salahuddin (TN) 16.03. Pole vault: 1. Dev Meena (MP) 4.80m, 2. Rambeer Singh (Raj) 4.70, 3. Sakthi Mahendran (TN) 4.60.

    Javelin: 1. Rohit Yadav (UP) 83.40m, 2. D.P. Manu (Kar) 82.95, 3. Sachin Yadav (UP) 80.27.

    Women: 200m: 1. Jyothi Yarraji (AP) 23.42s, 2. Archana Suseendran (TN) 23.61, 3. Himani Chandel (MP) 23.61. 800m: 1. Chanda (Del) 2:01.79s (MR, OR: Tintu Luka’s 2:01.84), 2. Lavika Sharma (Del)2:03.70, 3. Twinkle (2:03.74). 5000m: 1. Ankita (Utr) 15:49.49s, 2. Sanjivani Jadhav (Mah) 15:51.16, 3. Seema (HP) 16:11.72.

    400m hurdles: 1. Vithya Ramraj (TN) 57.51s, 2. R. Arathi (Ker) 58.29, 3. R. Anu (Ker) 59.32. Long jump: 1. Ancy Sojan (Ker) 6.56m, 2. Karthika Gothandapani (AP) 6.31, 3. Nayana James (Ker) 6.30.

    High jump: 1. Rubina Yadav (Har) 1.80m, 2. Angel Devasia (Ker) 1.76, 3. Khyati Mathur (UP) 1.76. Pole vault: 1. Rosy Meena Paulraj (TN) 4.00m, 2. Pavithra Venkatesh (TN) 4.00, 3. Barbanica Elangovan ((TN) 3.60. Heptathlon: 1. Sowmiya Murugan (AP) 5187 pts, 2. Purnima Hembram (Odi) 5128, 3. Tanushree (Raj) 4655.

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