Sachin Yadav (Javelin Thrower) Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sachin Yadav

• Sachin Yadav hails from Khekra, Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

• He belongs to a farming family.

• Sachin was very passionate about cricket since childhood.

• In an interview, Yadav mentioned that once, when he was playing cricket, one of his neighbors, Sandeep Yadav, who is also an athlete, observed Sachin’s strong shoulders and height and asked him to try javelin throw.

• At the age of 19, he started practicing javelin throw under the guidance of  Sandeep Yadav.

• In an interview, Sachin mentioned that in 2021, he fractured his elbow twice and wanted to give up the sport. However, his family encouraged him to continue the game.

• In 2023, under the sports quota, he joined Uttar Pradesh Police as a Constable.

• In September 2024, at the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships, Bengaluru, Sachin made a headline when he broke the 80-meter barrier and won a gold medal with a throw of 80.04 meters.

• In November 2024, at the All India Police Athletics Championships, he represented Uttar Pradesh Police. He won a gold medal with a throw of 84.21 meters and broke a 30-year-old meet record, which was previously held by Satbir Singh.

• At the Indian Grand Prix 3 2024, he secured the gold medal with a throw of 82.69 meters.

• On 12 February 2025, at the 38th National Games in Dehradun, he won a gold medal. He also met his personal record throw of 84.39.

• At the 26th Asian Athletics Championships, he won a silver medal with a personal best of 85.16 meters. He missed the gold medal to Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem by just 1.24 meters. He became the fourth Indian javelin thrower to cross the 85-metre mark, and joined Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh, and Kishore Jena.

• In July 2025, at the Neeraj Chopra Classic inaugural meet, Sachin missed the podium and finished in fourth position with a throw of 82.33 meters.
  

  Sachin Yadav with Neeraj Chopra

• In September 2025, Sachin Yadav made the headlines by qualifying for the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. With a throw of 83.67 metres in the qualification, Sachin placed in his name in the finals of the tournament. After Neeraj Chopra, he became the second Indian to reach the final.