Indian Open Meet: Shivam Lohakare joins India's 80-meter javelin throw club
Shivam Lohakare recorded a best of 80.95m, becoming 16th Indian to touch the 80m mark.
Shivam Lohakare joins an exclusive list of the nation’s finest throwers. (Photo credit: AFI)
In a standout performance at the Indian Open Athletics Meet in Pune, Shivam Lohakare joined an exclusive list of the nation’s finest throwers.
The 20-year-old is among the youngest Indian javelin throwers to breach the 80m barrier.
Lohakhare achieved a career-best throw of 80.95m on his final throw to claim the gold medal. He finished ahead of Shashank Patil (74.37m) and Anand Singh (73.50m).
Lohakare shattered his previous personal best of 76.92 set in 2023 by almost four meters.
With this effort, Lohakare became only the 16th Indian to breach the 80-meter mark. He is the eighth Indian to do so in the last four years.
In 2015, Neeraj Chopra crossed the 80m mark. Before the two-time Olympic medalist, only four Indian athletes had achieved the feat in the javelin throw.
Following Neeraj’s breakthrough, 11 Indians have crossed the 80m barrier.
With this breakthrough performance, Shivam Lohakare has established himself as a rising star to watch in the world of track and field.
Indian javelin throwers, who have breached 80m mark
Ramandeep Singh - 1998
Anil Kumar Singh - 2008
Rajesh Kumar - 2012
Rajender Singh - 2015
Neeraj Chopra - 2015
Davinder Singh - 2016
Vipin Kasana - 2018
Shivpal Singh - 2018
Sahil Silwal - 2021
Rohit Yadav - 2022
DP Manu - 2022
Yashvir Singh - 2022
Vikrant Malik - 2022
Kishore Jena - 2023
Sachin Yadav - 2023
Shivam Lohakare - 2025
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