New Delhi
Promising Rajasthan thrower Siddharth Choudhary and center distance runner Laxita Sandilea from Gujarat are all set to showcase their probable and protect their shot put and 1500m titles in adult men and women’s team, respectively, for the duration of the four-working day Asian U20 Athletics Championships that will start on Wednesday in Dubai.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has shortlisted 60-member crew, which include 31 male athletes to contend at the Asian U20 fulfill that will also act as a qualifying occasion for the August 27 to 31 World U20 Athletics Championship to be held in Lima, Peru.
At the 2023 edition of Asian U20 satisfy held in Yecheon, Korea from June 4 to 7, Indian contingent claimed 19 medals, 6 of them gold. The Indian team also won 7 silver and six bronze medals to finish third behind Japan and China.
N Ramesh, main junior athletics mentor, was confident of enhancing the in general medal tally in the 2024 edition of Asian U20 satisfy in Dubai.
“Last year the men’s 4x100m relay team received bronze though the 4x400m squad claimed silver,” the athletics coach added. “This time we have very good likelihood of successful gold medals in each the relays.”
Workforce
Abiram Pramod (400, 4x400m relay), Aman Choudhary (4x400m relay), Anurag Singh Kaler (shot put), Bapi Hansda (400m, 4x400m relay), Dev Kumar Meena (pole vault), Dipanshu Sharma (javelin throw), Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (200m, 4x400m relay), Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale (3,000m, 5,000m), Harshit Kumar (hammer toss), Himanshu (10,000m race stroll), Hima Teja Vallipi (4x100m relay), Karthikeyan Soundararajan (4x100m relay), Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mahendra Santa (4x100m relay), Mohd Atta Sazid (very long soar), Navpreet Singh (4x400m relay), Nikhil Suhas Dhake (4x400m relay), Prateek (hammer throw), Priyanshu (1500m), Rahul Sarnaliya (1500m), Ranvir Ajay Singh (3,000m steeplechase), Ritik (discus toss), Rohan Ghosh (4x100m relay), Rohan Yadav (javelin toss), Sachin (10,000m race wander), Sahil Malik (4x400m relay), Shahnavaz Khan (extensive soar), Sharuk Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Siddharth Choudhary (shot set), Vikas Kumar Bind (3,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m).
Females
Aarti (10,000m race stroll), Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Amanat Kamboj (discus throw), Anushka Yadav (hammer throw), Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar (400m, 4x400m relay), SAI Sangeetha Dodla (400m, 4x400m relay), Ekta Dey (3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m), Jeyavindhiya Jegadish (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Kanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar (4x400m relay), Laxita Vinod Sandilea (800m. 1,500m), Mishthi Kajla (4x400m relay), Nandini (hammer toss), Neole Anna Cornelio (4x100m relay), Nikita Kumari (discus throw), Pavana Nagaraj (prolonged bounce, heptathlon), Prachi Ankush Devkar (3,000m), Prathiksha Yamuna Ashok Kumar (very long soar), Rishika Awasthi (triple jump), Rujula Amol Bhonsle (4x100m relay), Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Sakshi Champalal Chavan (4x100m relay), Sandramol Sabu (4x400m relay), Shilpaben Veljibhai Dihora (3,000m), Shreeya Rajesh (400m hurdles), Siya Abhijit Sawant (4x100m relay), Sunita Devi (5,000m), Tanvi Malik (800m), Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (100m hurdles).