Date of Birth: Oct 25, 1999
Place of Birth: Khekada, Uttar Pradesh
Sport: Athletics (Javelin Throw)
Major Achievements in 2025:
Tokyo World Championships: 4th (86.27m - PB)
Gumi Asian Championships: Silver (85.16m)
In 2025, Sachin Yadav enjoyed a breakthrough season marked by personal bests and strong finishes on the international stage. He began the year by clinching gold at the National Games, producing a personal best and meet record throw of 84.39m. Yadav then impressed at the Asian Athletics Championships, where he secured a silver medal with another personal best of 85.16m, finishing just 1.24m behind Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem.
He also competed at the inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, narrowly missing the podium with a fourth-place finish after a best throw of 82.33m. At the World Athletics Championships, Yadav qualified for the final with a 83.67m effort in the qualification round and delivered a personal best throw of 86.27m in the final, ultimately finishing fourth and narrowly missing out on a medal.