Rohit Yadav is an Indian javelin thrower and Indian Railways employee. He qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, England.
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Wiki/Biography
Rohit Yadav was born on Wednesday, 6 June 2001 (age 21 years; as of 2022) in Dabhiya village, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He studied at Tilak Dhari PG College, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh (2019-2022).
Physical Appearance
Height: 6′
Weight: 74 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father Sabhajit Yadav is a farmer and decathlete. His mother’s name is Pushpa Devi. He has two brothers named Rahul Yadav (Athlete) and Rohan Yadav.
Rohit Yadav with his father
Rohit Yadav with his mother and brother
Rohit Yadav with his brothers
livelihood
Rohit started participating in various javelin throwing competitions in his teenage years. He won a gold medal in his first district level javelin throw competition in 2014. He made a throw of 49 meters to win the gold medal. He won another gold medal at the World School Games in July 2016. He made a throw of 72.57 meters in the competition. On 10 September 2020, he was appointed at Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.
Rohit Yadav, in front of the office of Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi
He then participated in various javelin throwing competitions such as:
- 18 August 2021: National Junior Athletics Championship
- 27 February 2022: Indian Open Throw Competition, Patiala
- 13 March 2022: Indian Grand Prix, Thiruvananthapuram
- 3 April 2022: National Federation Cup, CH Muhammad Koya Stadium, Thenhipalam
- 9 May 2022: Indian Open Javelin Throw Competition, Jamshedpur
- 24 May 2022: Indian Grand Prix, Bhubaneswar
- 11 June 2022: National Inter State Senior Athletics Stadium, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
- 21 July 2022: World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon
He won the gold medal with a throw of 81.83 meters in the National Federation Cup (April 2022) held in Thenhipalam. In June 2022, he achieved his personal best score of 82.54 meters at the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai. Their team is the Indian athletics team, and their coaches are Kashinath Naik and Uwe Hohn.
Rohit Yadav with Neeraj Chopra and his coach Uwe Hohn
Controversy
Tested positive for dope test
In May 2017, he failed an anti-doping test conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA). It was found that he had consumed the banned substance Stanozolol. As a result, he was banned by NADA for one year i.e. from 21 May 2017 to 21 May 2018. During an interview, he talked about the incident saying,
I thought my career would be over. Ever since I came to know about the failed trial, I had been coming to Delhi for the hearing of my case. I really didn’t think my career would ever continue. I felt like I was given a second chance for some reason. I had to prove myself to the world once again.”
medal
- 2016: Gold medal at the World School Games
- 2017: Silver medal at Asian Youth Championships
- 2019: Gold Medal at Mokpo International Athletics Throwing Meeting
Rohit Yadav at Mokpo International Athletics Throwing Meeting 2019
- 2021: Gold medal in 36th National Junior Athletics Championship
- 2022: Silver medal in National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship
Rohit Yadav at the National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship (2022)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Rohit developed interest in sports after watching his father, who has won several medals in athletics. Earlier the financial condition of his family was not good, so they were not able to buy a javelin stick. After this Rohit’s father made a spear stick from bamboo. Rohit talked about this during an interview, he said,
My father was a player. However, he was adamant that I should become a javelin thrower. But there was not enough money to buy a proper spear. So what he did was he went to a piece of bamboo that grew near our village and used it. Making a spear from wild bamboo was not easy. You have to take only the upper part of the bamboo. Otherwise it becomes very thick. Then you have to sharpen one end so that it flies well. It doesn’t last very long. I can throw it for maybe two or three days before it’s completely destroyed. Also you cannot throw it very far because bamboo is never completely straight. I don’t think I have ever thrown a bamboo javelin more than 30 metres.”
In an interview his father had talked about making spear sticks from bamboo. He said,
I made that spear from bamboo. I had a picture of a spear to guide me. I didn’t follow any established specifications regarding size, weight or anything like that. A crudely made spear was not good for the hands. Rohit used it for two years. This helped them reach state level events, where better javelins were available to the athletes. Then we bought a spear from Patiala for Rs 12,000.
His school principal has gifted him a spear stick worth Rs 12000.
- Rohit, along with Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra, trains under the same coach Uwe Hohn.
- In 2017, Indian sports consultancy ‘Amentum Sports’ helped him by providing guidance from Peru-based javelin coach Michael Musselman via video call. While talking about the coach during an interview, Rohit said,
The coach asked me to record my throws from two different angles and then send him video messages on WhatsApp or Facebook. He will analyze them and suggest what changes I need to make.”
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