D. P. Manu

Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu (born 24 January 2000) is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

Devarakeshavi Prakasha Manu
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000
Belur, Karnataka, India
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)84.35 m (2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  India
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 BangkokJavelin

Career

From Hassan, Manu was trained from 2020 in Pune by Kashinath Naik. In June 2022, Manu threw a personal best of 84.35m to win the Inter-State championships in Chennai. This distance made him the fourth best Indian javelin thrower of all time.[1] He won the Indian national championships in June 2022.[2]

Manu finished fifth in the javelin at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[3][4] Overall in 2022, he threw further than 80 metres in five out of his nine competitions.[5]

In July 2023, he threw over 81 metres to win silver at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok.[6] He was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. He qualified for the final with a 81.31m throw, then threw 84.14m to place 6th.[7]

References
  1. Vasudevan, Shyam (June 12, 2022). "DP Manu raises benchmark for India's next-gen javelin stars". espn. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. Venkat, Rahul (27 June 2022). "National Open Athletics Championships 2022: DP Manu wins javelin throw gold medal". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. "Athletics Commonwealth Games 2022, Highlights: Eldhose Paul, Aboobacker on podium in triple jump; Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold". Sportstar.thehindu.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Javelin results". BBC Sport. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  5. Amsan, Andrew (December 28, 2022). "Manu DP is ready to emerge out of Neeraj Chopra's shadow as India's next javelin champion". Indian Express. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. Kakkar, Anmol (July 17, 2023). "Manu DP bags silver medal in men's Javelin Throw with a throw of 81.01m". khelnow.com. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. "Four Indian javelin throwers qualify for World Cships but not all going as one is injured". devdiacourse. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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