Sachin Yadav could only muster a best throw of 79.18m on the day, well below his personal best of 86.27m which he had produced while finishing fourth in the Tokyo World Championships last year.
Two-time Olympic medallist and India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is highly likely to miss the upcoming Rome Diamond League, scheduled for June 4.
Javelin throwers Neeraj Chopra and Sachin Yadav are the only Indian athletes to figure in the Registered Testing Pool (RTP) of World Athletics' anti-doping watchdog Athletics Integrity Unit's (AIU) for the first quarter of this year.
The 25-year-old admitted that it felt "weird" to him witnessing Neeraj Chopra not being at the podium at the World Athletics Championships final
India's javelin throw star Sachin Yadav put on a stunning show at the World Athletics Championships 2025 final in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday.