Nagoya, Rohit Yadav is a relieved man after ending years of pressure with an Asian Games bronze in javelin throw, a medal he believes will allow him to compete with a freer mind.
“I have not won any medal in a major championships earlier. This is my first medal in a major international competition. “Next year I’m targeting 88m, 89m, 90m plus. I will try next year for Diamond League, Asian Championship and World Championship in China. This year is OK, two times I threw 87m-plus. That was why I was not getting the best release . But the conditions were the same for everybody. So, it is not an excuse. My father has seen a lot of struggle. When I came here, I called him.
I am very happy, I have opened my account,” Rohit, who has a personal best of 87.68m, said after winning the medal. On the slippery conditions due to rain, he said, “The cross stepping was getting longer, so could have strong blocking.
Asked whom he would dedicate his medal to, Rohit said, “I dedicate this medal to my father. He told me to play the way I like. I said, I will try to give my best.
