Neeraj Chopra to lead India’s 28-member team at World Athletics Championships

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will lead a 28-member Indian contingent at the World Athletics Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19. Surprisingly, the team was announced by the Sports Ministry instead of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Asian record holder shot putter Tejinder Pal Singh Toor has pulled out of the prestigious event to be held from August 19 to 27 as he is recovering from a groin injury. He suffered this injury during the Asian Championships in July. National record holder in high jump Tejaswin Shankar, 800m runner KM Chanda and 20km walker Priyanka Goswami (national record holder) have also decided not to play in the World Championships. ,

Instead, he will focus on the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8.Chopra, the defending Diamond League champion, will be eyeing a gold medal in Budapest. He had won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, USA. The team is as follows: Women: Jyoti Yaraji (100m hurdles), Parul Chowdhary (3000m steeplechase), Shaili Singh (long jump), Annu Rani (javelin throw) and Bhawna Jat (walking). Men: Krishna Kumar (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m),

Santosh Kumar Tamilaransan (400m hurdles), Avinash Mukund Sable (3000m steeplechase), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jesvin Aldrin (long jump), M Sreesankar (long jump), Praveen Chitravel (triple jump), Abdullah Abubakar ( triple jump), Eldhoj Paul (triple jump), Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), DP Manu (javelin throw),Kishore Kumar Jena (Javelin Throw), Akashdeep Singh (20km Walk), Vikas Singh (20km Walk), Paramjit Singh (20km Walk), Ram Babu (35km Walk), Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal, Mohd. Anas, Rajesh Ramesh, Anil Rajalingam and Mizo Chacko Kurien (Men’s 4x400m relay).

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