India, Sept. 20 -- Making his World Athletics C'ships debut on Thursday, Sachin Yadav overcame expectations as he finished in fourth position in the men's javelin throw final. He missed out on a medal by a whisker and his first round throw of 86.27m also became his personal best. Meanwhile, American athlete Curtis Thompson bagged bronze, with a throw of 86.67m, and it was only 40cm more than Sachin's throw.

Meanwhile, Neeraj Chopra had a disastrous final, as he finished in eighth spot and was also eliminated in the penultimate round.

Speaking to The Hindu, Sachin opened up his performance in Tokyo and pointed out that the weather conditions were good. "The opening throw went very well. Weather conditions were good, my body was in great ...