Neeraj Chopra and Avinash Sable headline Indian contingent; Live on JioCinema app
JAVELIN THROW STAR Neeraj Chopra and steeplechaser Avinash Sable will headline a 27-member strong Indian contingent at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27.
The World Athletics Championships will be live streamed in India. Live streaming of the World Athletics Championships 2023 will be available on the JioCinema app and website in India. The Budapest23 world athletics championships will not be live telecast on any TV channels in India, an article on olympic.com said.
India’s contingent for the Budapest World Athletics Championships comprises 23 men and four women.
Asian men’s shot put record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor, men’s high jump national record holder Tejaswin Shankar, women’s 20km race walk national record holder Priyanka Goswami, men’s javelin thrower Rohit Yadav and runner KM Chanda had also qualified for Budapest23 but pulled out.
Barring Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo Olympics men’s javelin throw champion and world championships silver medallist from Oregon22, and Avinash Sable, the men’s 3000m steeplechase national record holder, women’s 100m hurdles sensation Jyothi Yarraji, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin and Shaili Singh and triple jump trio Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Eldhose Paul will be the other Indian medal hopefuls in Budapest.
World Athletics Championships 2023: India team
Men: Krishan Kumar (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m), Santosh Kumar T (400mH), Avinash Sable (3000m SC), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jeswin Aldrin (long jump), Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), Eldhose Paul (triple jump), Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), DP Manu (javelin throw), Kishore Jena (javelin throw), Akashdeep Singh (20km race walk), Vikash Singh (20km race walk), Paramjeet Singh Bisht (20km race walk), Ram Baboo (35km race walk), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay), Muhammed Ajmal (4x400m relay), Muhammed Anas (4x400m relay), Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay), Arul Rajalingam (4x400m relay), Mijo Chacko Kurian (4x400m relay)
Women: Jyothi Yarraji (100mH), Parul Chaudhary (3000m SC), Shaili Singh (long jump), Annu Rani (javelin throw)
Indian athletes have won only two medals at the World Athletics Championships. Anju Bobby George became the first when she won a long jump bronze at Paris 2003.
Neeraj Chopra’s silver medal at Oregon 2022 last year ended a 19-year-long wait for the second Indian podium finish at the world athletics championships.
