New Delhi [india]August 27 (ANI): A 43-member Indian delegation will participate in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships to be held in Peru from August 28 to 31.
In the men's event, there will be 23 athletes and in the women's event, there will be 20 athletes. India will also participate in the 4x400m mixed relay, according to Olympics.com.
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Dipanshu Sharma, the current Asian U-20 men's javelin throw champion, will be a key player for India. India won a total of seven medals at the Asian Championships held in Dubai this year in April.
Anurag Singh Kalir (shot put), Ranveer Singh (3000m long jump), Harshit Kumar (hammer throw), Bhavana Nagaraj (long jump), Ekta D (3000m long jump) and the women's 4x400m relay team also won gold medals at the Asian Championships and will now also compete in Peru.
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Papi Hansda will compete in the 4x400m relay and 400m sprint after recovering from dengue fever which caused him to miss the Asian U-20 Championships in April.
At the IAAF World U-20 Championships in Cali 2022, India clinched two silver medals (Selva Thirumaran in the triple jump and 4x400m mixed relay) and one bronze medal (Rupal Choudhary in the 400m).
The United States leads the medal table at the 2022 World Championships with 15 medals – seven gold, four silver and four bronze.
Many Indian athletes have participated in these championships in their sporting careers over the years. Notably, the current Olympic gold medallist and world champion in javelin throw is the first Indian to win the U-20 title. In 2016, Neeraj set a junior record in javelin throw of 86.48 metres to win the gold.
Hima Das is another athlete who won gold for India in the 400m at the 2018 Tampere Championships.
IAAF World U-20 Championships 2024: List of Indian participants and events
Jayaram Dundapati – 100m Bappi Hansda – 400m, 4 x 400m relay Jay Kumar – 400m, 4 x 400m relay Sahil Khan – 800m Hariharan Kathiravan – 110m hurdles Nayan Pradeep Sardi – 110m hurdles Murad Kaluphai Simran – 400 hurdles – Karthika Raja Arumugam – m Hurdles Sharuk Khan – 3000 m Steeplechase Ranveer Ajay Singh – 3000 m Steeplechase Himanshu – 10,000 m walk Mohammad Atta Sazid – Long jump Dev Kumar Meena – Pole vault Siddharth Chaudhary – Shot put Anurag Singh Kaler – Shot put Hrithik – Discus throw Pratik – Hammer throw Deepanshu Sharma – Javelin throwRuhan Yadav – Javelin Ankul – 4×400 m relayRehan Chaudhary – 4×400 m relayAbhiram Pramod – 4×400 m relay
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Unathi Ayyappa Buland – 200m, 100m hurdles Neeru Pathak – 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar – 400m, 4x400m relay Laksita Vinod Sandilya – 800m/1500m Ekta Dey – 3000m Shreya Rajesh – 400 hurdles 0 dles 0m Nikita Kumari – Discus throw Amanat Kamboj – Discus throw Tamanna – Shot put Pooja – High jump Pavana Nagaraj – Long jump Abhinaya Rajarajan – 100m relay, 4 x 100m Sudhiksha Vadluri – New 4 x 100m relay Anna Cornelio – 4 x 100m relay Rujula Amol Bhonsle – 4 x 100m relay m Siya Abhijeet Sawant – 4 x 100m Relay Sandramul Sa Po – 4 x 400m Relay Kanista Tina Maria Devahar – 4 x 400m Relay Shravani Sachin Sangle – 4 x 400m Relay
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Neeru Pathak – 4x400m relay Sundramol Saboo – 4x400m relay Shravani Sachin Sangle – 4x400m relay Rehan Chaudhary – 4x400m relay Bappi Hansda – 4x400m relay Jay Kumar – 4x400m relay. (That’s me)
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