Ashish Yadav opened India's medal tally at the World Athletics U20 Championships by claiming silver in the men's javelin throw, while high jumper Pooja Singh secured her place in the women's final.

Yadav achieved his silver-medal effort with a third-round throw of 74.09m. Fellow Indian competitor T Dharanidharan finished sixth with a distance of 72.35m. Yadav's throw fell just 40cm shy of his personal record of 74.49m, which he set at the Indian Open Throws Competition in Patiala in March.