Bhubaneswar, Aug. 11 -- Annu Rani is not known to be consistent. A seasoned javelin thrower who has participated in four World Athletics Championships - she is set to add another next month in Tokyo having all but made it on world rankings - Annu's big throws are often bookended by long patches of mediocrity. Her Asian Games winning effort of 62.92m in Hangzhou in 2023 was followed by a streak of 15 events where she couldn't touch 60m. Another five events passed in 2025 before Annu won the International Wieslaw Maniak Memorial in Poland last Wednesday with a throw of 62.59m. Her national record is 63.82m, set in May, 2022. In her last 15 competitions dating back to May 2024, Annu touched 60m only twice, so when she landed in Bhubaneswar for...