Asian Games javelin bronze medallist Rohit Yadav welcomed at BLW in Varanasi

VARANASI: Javelin thrower Rohit Yadav, bronze medallist at the Asian Games 2026, was given a warm welcome at Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) in Varanasi on Friday, 13 November, when he returned to the factory where he is employed.

Why it matters: Yadav is on the rolls of BLW, the railway locomotive factory in Varanasi, so the city is celebrating the medal as its own. For the young players and academy coaches who turned out to greet him, it is a close-to-home example of an athlete reaching the Asian podium. He belongs to Jaunpur district, which adjoins Varanasi.

When and where: Officers, employees, office-bearers of the BLW sports association, coaches from different sports academies and players received him at the main entrance of the BLW campus. He was then taken in a welcome procession through the campus to the Administration Building. There the BLW General Manager honoured him with a garland, an angavastra and a memento, and said his talent, hard work and discipline had brought credit to both the country and BLW. The factory's assistant sports officer and its athletics coach were also present.

Yadav won the bronze in the men's javelin final at Nagoya in Japan with a throw of 84.35 metres; another Indian thrower took the silver in the same event. His village in Jaunpur had celebrated with sweets when the news of the medal arrived.

Details are from reports published on 13 November by Dainik Jagran and Janwarta, and from Amar Ujala's report on the final.