India have named a 54-member squad for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Pattaya, Thailand, between July 12 and July 16.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who recently created the Asian record in men’s shot put, has been named in the squad alongside long jumper Murali Sreeshankar.
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The list, which was finalised by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) after assessing the performance of all the athletes in the Federation Cup 2023 and other competitions held before June 6, consists of 28 men and 26 women athletes.
The results at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships which was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha between June 15 to 19, however, were not considered for the Asian Championships as the final list was sent to Asian Athletics Association (AAA) on June 11.
Among the athletes who are favourites to win a medal in the continental event are Jyothi Yarraji, the national record holder in women’s 100m hurdles and shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, a gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Games.
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Among the notable absentees from the competition is Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra whos is currently preparing for the World Athletics Championships.
Which athletes have made the Indian squad for Asian Athletics Championships 2023?
Men
Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal (400m/4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Nihal Joel William, Mijo Chacko Kurian and Muhammed Anas Yahiya (4x400m relay), Krishan Kumar and Mohammed Afsal (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson (1500m), Gulveer Singh (5000m/10000m), Abhishek Pal (5000m/10000m), Mohammed Nurhasan and Bal Kishan (3000m steeplechase), Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar (400m hurdles), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Karanveer Singh (shot put), Rohit Yadav and DP Manu (javelin throw), Akshdeep Singh and Vikash Singh (20km race walk).
Women
Jyothi Yarraji (200m/100m hurdles), Nithya Ramraj (100m hurdles), Aishwarya Mishra (400m/4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Chanda and Lavika Sharma (800m), Lili Das (1500m), Ankita (5000m), Parul Chaudhary (5000m/3000m steeplechase), Sanjivani Jadhav (10000m), Priti (3000m steeplechase), Pooja and Rubina Yadav (high jump), Baranica Elangovan (pole vault), Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan (long jump), Abha Khatua and Manpreet Kaur (shot put), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Swapna Barman (heptathlon), Priyanka and Bhawna Jat (20km race walk), Rezoana Mallick Heena and Jyothika Sri Dandi (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Anjali Devi, Jisna Mathew and Subha Venkatesan (4x400)
