That gave the embattled Athletics Federation of India the bragging rights that India also can produce world beaters in athletics.
The 18-year-old lad from Haryana hurled the spear to a stunning distance of 86.48m at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, nearly two meters beyond the earlier world Under-20 record of 84.69m which was in the name of Latvia’s Zigismunds Sirmais.
