Javelin Thrower Yasir wins bronze medal at Asian Athletics Championship
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Pakistan’s Javelin Thrower Mohammad Yasir Sultan won a bronze medal at the Asian Athletics Championship on Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
This was Pakistan’s first and only medal in the ongoing event.
Yasir Sultan threw at a distance of 79.93 meters, more than 10 meters lesser than Arshad Nadeem’s best throw, as the ace thrower missed the event due to an injury.
Japan’s Roderick Genki Dean won a gold medal with a throw of 83.15 metres whereas India’s DP Manu finished second with a throw of 81.01 metres.
Pakistan had last won a medal at the Asian Athletics Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1991.
Due to Yasir Sultan’s efforts, Pakistan finished 17th on the medal table, out of 42 countries participating at the event.
Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi congratulated Javelin Thrower Mohammad Yasir.
On his Twitter account, Afridi congratulated the athlete saying that Pakistan has all the talent in the world we just need to invest in it properly.