Athletics

The 19-year-old Yadav became the second Indian, after two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, to win a silver in the event

They will still compete on the second day of the event on Sunday in an additional round for four slots

Elsewhere, there were new records set in the men’s 400m by Kerala’s Mohammed Ashfaq, in men’s 5000m by Uttar Pradesh’s

Cooper Lutkenhaus won the invitational event by 0.70 of a second over Penn State’s Handal Roban to become the sixth-fastest

Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was honoured with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel recognising his contributions to sports and national