After stellar performances in national level competitions, ace athlete Arjun won the silver medal in javelin throw at the fourth positionth Asian Youth Athletics Championship 2022, Kuwait. He has thrown the javelin up to a distance of 70.98 metres.
He is a Class IX student at Arjun Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi. The 15-year-old is currently ranked number one in India, third in Asia and 10th in the world in the Under-18 boys’ javelin throw category.
He has been training for the last two years to qualify for the Asian Games. 17. This was Arjuna’s outstanding performance inth National Youth Athletics Championship 2022, which rewarded him with a gold medal and 4. confirmed his name in the Indian team forth ayak
Arjun’s father is a sweet seller in Delhi and his mother is a housewife. He says that his father has been a player in discus throw and he inspired Arjun to take part in sports. Arjun says that his parents have always supported him in both education and sports and wanted him to perform at the international level.
“I have been practicing javelin throw for the last four years and my coach Raman Jha has helped me a lot in my training and motivated me to the best of my abilities,” Arjun said.
While Arjun seeks some help from the government to get better training, he says that his school is the only reason behind his success so far. He is allowed to train in the school playground during school hours and does not take any other training outside. The school also provided them with equipment for their training.
When asked how he prepared himself for the championship, he said, “I spent at least three to four hours on the field every day during school hours and practiced some days after school hours. My classes were compensated accordingly so I was able to manage sports and studies simultaneously.”
Talking about his future plans, Arjun said that he looks up to Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra and wants to represent his country at the Olympics one day.
4. More than 30 countries from Asia have participated inth AYAC, which concluded on 16 Octoberth in Kuwait. during the four-day championship India She topped the medal tally with a total of 24 medals – 6 Gold, 11 Silver and 7 Bronze. There were 35 members in the Indian team. The Chinese Taipei team emerged as the first runner-up with six gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
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