Neeraj Chopra will lead the Indian contingent at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. The Tokyo Olympics gold medallist enters the global event as a wild card, as he is the reigning Diamond League champion.
Javelin thrower Kishore Jena and long jumper Shaili Singh are also among the Indians who made the cut in the final list of qualified athletes for the 2023 World Athletics Championships.
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When and where are the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
The 2023 World Athletics Championships are to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to August 27.
How big is Indian contingent for the 2023 World Athletics Championships?
Jena will join Chopra and DP Manu as one of the three male javelin throwers representing India in the event, while Rohit Yadav, also a qualified athlete, will miss out due to a long-term injury.
Race walker Ram Baboo was the first athlete to qualify for the event via the world ranking route earlier this year.
This year, a remarkable total of 28 Indian athletes, including a men's relay team, have qualified for the prestigious championships, marking the highest-ever representation of Indian athletes at the event.
In the last edition of the championships in Eugene 2022, there were 23 Indian athletes competing.
How many medals have India won in the World Athletics Championships?
India has had a limited history of success at the World Athletics Championships.
Prior to this year, the country had only secured two medals: Anju Bobby George's historic bronze in women's long jump in 2003 and Neeraj Chopra's silver in men's javelin in 2022.
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LIST: All Indians who have qualified for the 2023 World Athletics Championship
| Athlete | Event | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Krishan Kumar | Men’s 800m | World Rankings |
| Ajay Kumar Saroj | Men’s 1500 | Area Champion |
| Santosh Kumar T | Men’s 400m hurdles | World Rankings |
| Avinash Sable | Men’s 3000m steeplechase | Entry Standard |
| Sarvesh Anil Kushare | Men’s high jump | World Rankings |
| Tejaswin Shankar | Men’s high jump | World Rankings |
| Jeswin Aldrin | Men’s long jump | Entry Standard |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Men’s long jump | Entry Standard |
| Praveen Chithravel | Men’s triple jump | Entry Standard |
| Abdulla Aboobacker | Men’s triple jump | World Rankings |
| Eldhose Paul | Men’s triple jump | World Rankings |
| Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Men’s shot put | Entry Standard |
| Neeraj Chopra | Men’s javelin throw | Wild Card |
| DP Manu | Men’s javelin throw | World Rankings |
| Rohit Yadav | Men’s javelin throw | World Rankings |
| Kishore Jena | Men’s javelin throw | World Rankings |
| Akashdeep Singh | Men’s 20km race walk | Entry Standard |
| Vikash Singh | Men’s 20km race walk | Entry Standard |
| Paramjeet Singh Bisht | Men’s 20km race walk | Entry Standard |
| Ram Baboo | Men’s 35km race walk | World Rankings |
| India | Men’s 4x400m | Top List |
| KM Chanda | Women’s 800m | World Rankings |
| Jyothi Yarraji | Women’s 100m hurdles | World Rankings |
| Parul Chaudhary | Women’s 3000m steeplechase | World Rankings |
| Shaili Singh | Women’s long jump | World Rankings |
| Annu Rani | Women’s javelin throw | World Rankings |
| Priyanka Goswami | Women’s 20km race walk | Entry Standard |
| Bhawna Jat | Women’s 20km race walk | World Rankings |
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