New Delhi, April 19 -- Himanshu Jakhar, who created history after becoming the first Indian to clinch gold in men's javelin throw at the U-18 Asian Athletics Championships in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, will be a major attraction at the upcoming Khelo India Youth Games in Bihar, scheduled from May 4 to 15.
Himanshu, who hails from Salahawas village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana, clinched the yellow metal with a massive throw of 67.57 meters, much ahead of China's Lu Hao (63.45m) and Uzbekistan's Ruslan Sadullaev (61.96m). His father, Dalbir, and mother, Reena, are farmers, as per a Sports Authority of India (SAI) press release.
The 17-year-old Himanshu Jakhar picked up a javelin just five years back, training in his home vil...
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