Javelin pierces student's neck during sports meet in Odisha school
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A Class 9 student suffered critical injuries after a javelin pierced his neck during the annual sports meet of a government school in Odisha's Balangir district on Saturday, officials said. The student, identified as Sadananda Meher, is now out of danger. The javelin, thrown by another student at Agalpur Boys' Panchayat High School during a practice session, struck Meher from the right side of his neck.