Indian javelin thrower Sachin Yadav endured a difficult debut on the Diamond League circuit , finishing eighth in a 10-man competition.

The 26-year-old could only register a best throw of 79.18m during the event. This throw fell drastically short of his career-best 86.27m, which had earned him a fourth-place finish at the Tokyo World Championships last year. Before this, his strongest mark of the current season was an 81.95m effort that secured him second place at the Indian Athletics Series 3 in New Delhi this past April.