Sahil silwal

Javelin

Twenty-year-old Sahil Silwal could be the future of Indian javelin throw, the best of the rest behind Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra. The 20-year-old from Haryana was fourth in the 2018 Under-20 Worlds in Finland with 72.83m but now has made better progress than all the medallists there. While Australian Nash Lowis, the gold medallist in Finland, has come down heavily from the 80.10m high that came in June 2019 and is now in the 71m range, Sahil uncorked his personal best 80.65 in Patiala in...