India’s first world champion skater Anandkumar Velkumar, pleads for the popularisation of the sport in India and abroad by including it at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games with the hope that it will eventually reach the Olympic Games

Despite outperforming senior compatriot Neeraj Chopra and German champ Julian Weber, India’s Sachin Yadav rues missing out on bronze after falling just 40cm short of third place with his throw of 86.27m