'He is a 95 metre-plus thrower': Sachin Yadav hailed by Neeraj Chopra's ex-coach and only athlete to throw 100m plus 

Sachin Yadav has catapulted himself to national fame with his most recent performance in the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. The 25-year-old came fourth in the men’s javelin final, even finishing ahead of defending champion Neeraj Chopra, who could only manage eighth place.

Sachin made a big statement with his very first attempt when he threw a personal best of 86.27m. He was also in medal contention for a while before slipping to fourth. His performance has created a lot of excitement, with experts saying that he can one day cross the 95m mark.

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Among those impressed is Uwe Hohn, the legendary German who is the only athlete ever to throw the javelin beyond 100m. Hohn, who once coached Neeraj Chopra , praised Sachin for his performance and said he has the potential to go much further and even cross the 95m mark someday.

Hohn suggested that Sachin’s technique is still raw and even offered to coach the Indian athlete. The German coach, who holds the world record throw of 104.80m, said Sachin can get on the podium but will need some work with his running, rhythm, body position, and how he uses his arm.

“He’s definitely a 90 metre-plus thrower and if in the right hands, a 95 metre-plus thrower because he has so many things (technique-wise) to change and that (the changes) can help him produce enormous throws. He needs to learn running, to get the right rhythm, work on his body position and use more than only his arm to throw. If he can learn this and has a good coach he could dominate javelin throwing like (Jan) Zelezny or me,” Hohn told The Indian Express.

“I wasn’t really surprised about Sachin’s result because I still follow what’s going on in the world of javelin throwing. He performed really well and also on a stable (consistent) level and was one of the throwers with the most stable series. But technique… rhythm, body stability problems hindered him from getting onto the podium. His technique is very basic,” he added.

Hohn had helped Neeraj Chopra win gold medals at the 2018 Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. It was under his coaching that Chopra created history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian track and field athlete to win a gold medal. Sachin has emerged as the next big thing in Indian javelin and to transform into a champion, he will need to do even better in the next tournament.