Yashvir Singh credited a simple piece of last-second advice from Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for producing the throw of his life, as the Indian javelin thrower surged from seventh place to clinch a bronze medal with a throw of 85.41m at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

After the penultimate round, Yashvir was in seventh place with a best throw of 81.33m, while South Africa’s Douw Smit occupied third spot with an effort of 82.88m.