Neeraj Chopra, Sreeshankar Murali, Animesh Kujur: Here is the l of qualified Indian athletes for the World Athletics Championships | Sport-others News
A total of 19 Indian athletes have booked their berth for the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2025 scheduled from 13th September in Tokyo.
Apart from defending World champion Neeraj Chopra, who qualified wild card in the men’s javelin throw, Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh will join him in the event while Rohit Yadav missed out one spot despite a personal best last week at the Inter-State National Championships.
Parul Chaudhary (women’s 3000m steeplechase), Avinash Sable (men’s 3000m steeplechase), Gulveer Singh (men’s 5000m), and Praveen Chithravel (men’s Triple jump) are the other Indians who qualified breaching the qualification standards. However, Avinash won’t be participating due to an injury sustained during the Monaco Diamond League.
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Similarly, Nandini Agasara, who qualified for the women’s heptathlon being the Asian champion, is out of the World Championships due to an elbow injury.
Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali did the unthinkable and qualified barest of the margins after returning from a knee surgery and playing just five competitions in the season. His jump of 8.06m at the Inter-State was good enough to push him to the 36th spot and the last spot in the rankings.
Sprinter Animesh Kujur also strengthened his position further in the rankings with Inter-State gold and is on course to become first-ever Indian sprinter to feature at the biennial event.
Sarvesh Anil Kushare and Ankita Dhyani made a last moment entry qualifying for the men’s high jump and women’s 3000m steeplechase event while Pooja entered in the women’s 1500m.Story continues below this ad
The final decision sending the qualified athletes lies with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) that will meet tomorrow to select the final squad for the World Athletics Championships.
L of qualified Indian athletes for World Athletics Championships:
Wild card
Neeraj Chopra – Men’s Javelin Throw (Defending Champion)
meeting entry standard
Praveen Chithravel – Men’s Triple JumpGulveer Singh – Men’s 5000mAvinash Sable – Men’s 3000m SteeplechaseParul Chaudhary – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
World Rankings
Animesh Kujur – Men’s 200mAnnu Rani – Women’s Javelin ThrowSachin Yadav – Men’s Javelin ThrowYashvir Singh – Men’s Javelin ThrowAnkita Dhyani – Women’s 3000m SteeplechaseSreeshankar Murali – Men’s Long JumpAbdulla Aboobacker – Men’s Triple JumpSarvesh Kushare – Men’s High JumpNandini Agasara – HeptathlonPooja – Women’s 1500mServin Sebastian – Men’s 20km Race WalkAkshdeep Singh – Men’s 20km Race WalkRam Baboo – Men’s 35km Race WalkPriyanka Goswami – Women’s 35km Race Walk
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