Ashish Yadav, Dharanidharan and Amanat Kamboj Storm Into U20 World FinalsIndia's U20 Worlds Begin on a High: Three Finals Berths, Mixed Track ResultsIndia made a promising start to the World Athletics U20 Championships, with three athletes advancing to their respective finals on the opening day of competition. Javelin throwers Ashish Yadav and T Dharanidharan, along with discus thrower Amanat Kamboj, all booked their spots in the summit clashes. Yadav was the standout performer, leading the men's javelin Group A qualifiers with a throw of 69.87m to finish overall runner-up. There was good news on the women's side too, with Amanat Kamboj producing a season's-best 52.58m in the discus to place sixth in her qualification group. That team had won a historic silver medal, clocking an Asian U20 record of 3:17.76 seconds — a time that still ranks second on the all-time world U20 list.