Kashinath Naik (born 12 May 1983) is an

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professional

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er. He won the bronze medal at the

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with a throw of 74.29 meters. He holds the post of Naib Subedar in the

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Kashinath Naik profile at All Athletics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naik, Kashinath People from Uttara Kannada 1983 births Living people Indian male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Karnataka Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India Asian Games athletes for India Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics