World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: Ashish, Dharanidharan qualify for javelin throw final Ashish Yadav and T. Dharanidharan both qualified for the men’s javelin throw final on Wednesday, the opening day of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Neither of the two Indians achieved the automatic qualification mark of 72.50m but they finished amongst the Top 12 throwers which helped them book their spot for Friday’s final.
While Ashish stood second amongst the 26 athletes across the two groups with an effort of 69.87m, Dharanidharan grabbed the last qualification spot with a throw of 68.07m.
South Africa’s Jan-Hendrik Heymans topped the qualification round with his one and only throw of 76.02m.
In men’s 800m, Uwin Anand couldn’t progress beyond the first round but Mogali Venkatram secured his place in the semifinals. In the second heat, Uwin finished seventh as he clocked 1:52.37s while in the fifth and final heat, Mogali finished third with a timing of 1:52.81s.
Top five finishers in every heat along with two fastest losers from the rest of the field grabbed qualification spots.
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In 4x400m mixed relay, Indian quartet recorded a Season’s Best timing but missed out on qualifying for the final.
Piyush Raj, Tahura Khatun, Sayed Sabeer and Thiya Arumugam clocked 3:22.85s to finish fourth in the first heat. However, only the top three teams from each of the three heats was guaranteed a spot in the final.
In heat 1, Great Britain topped with a timing of 3:21.27s, Poland finished second after clocking 3:21.47s while Czechia grabbed the final qualification spot in 3:21.58s.
Later in the day, discus thrower Amanat Kamboj will also begin her campaign in the qualification round.
Published on Aug 05, 2026
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Ashish Yadav and T. Dharanidharan both qualified for the men’s javelin throw final on Wednesday, the opening day of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Neither of the two Indians achieved the automatic qualification mark of 72.50m but they finished amongst the Top 12 throwers which helped them book their spot for Friday’s final.
While Ashish stood second amongst the 26 athletes across the two groups with an effort of 69.87m, Dharanidharan grabbed the last qualification spot with a throw of 68.07m.
South Africa’s Jan-Hendrik Heymans topped the qualification round with his one and only throw of 76.02m.
In men’s 800m, Uwin Anand couldn’t progress beyond the first round but Mogali Venkatram secured his place in the semifinals. In the second heat, Uwin finished seventh as he clocked 1:52.37s while in the fifth and final heat, Mogali finished third with a timing of 1:52.81s.
Top five finishers in every heat along with two fastest losers from the rest of the field grabbed qualification spots.
READ | Ek Bihari sau pe bhaari – Kitchen boy turns track and field pioneer for state
In 4x400m mixed relay, Indian quartet recorded a Season’s Best timing but missed out on qualifying for the final.
Piyush Raj, Tahura Khatun, Sayed Sabeer and Thiya Arumugam clocked 3:22.85s to finish fourth in the first heat. However, only the top three teams from each of the three heats was guaranteed a spot in the final.
In heat 1, Great Britain topped with a timing of 3:21.27s, Poland finished second after clocking 3:21.47s while Czechia grabbed the final qualification spot in 3:21.58s.
Later in the day, discus thrower Amanat Kamboj will also begin her campaign in the qualification round.
Published on Aug 05, 2026
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