New Delhi, May 26 -- Young athletes Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh will be shouldering the country's hopes in the absence of world champion and Olympic gold medalist star Neeraj Chopra in the men's javelin throw at the Asian Athletics Championships starting from Tuesday onwards.

During the competition, the focus will also be on Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase) and Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), who will return to defend their respective Asian titles in Gumi from May 27 to 31, as per Olympics.com.

India has announced a 61-member contingent for the competition, which will feature over 2,000 athletes from 43 nations. Neeraj will be skipping the event following his 90-m breaching performance at Doha Dia...