Asian Games 2026: India’s full athletics contingent
Multiple Asian Games champions are part of the Indian athletics contingent
India is sending a 77-member athletics contingent to the Asian Games 2026, taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. The Indian squad includes 34 men and 43 women, including multiple Asian Games gold medallists across track, field and road events.
Gurindervir Singh, who clinched two medals at the Commonwealth Games 2026, will compete in sprint and mixed relay events. Two-time Olympian Avinash Sable will compete in the 3000m steeplechase. Hangzhou 2023 silver medallist Mohammed Afsal will hope to clinch gold in the 800m event.
Track specialist Parul Chaudhary will compete in four events, and middle-distance runner Pooja Olla will participate in the 800m and 1,500m. Other leading players include Asian Games silver medallists Prachi Choudhary and Jyothi Yarraji.
Priyanka Goswami, who became the first Indian woman to win a race walk medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, will take part in the women’s full marathon race walk, with Manju Rani joining her. Kartik Karkera and Sawan Barwal will participate in the men’s marathon.
Murali Sreeshankar, who won two silvers at the CWG 2026, will compete in the long jump. Fellow Glasgow Games silver medallist Sarvesh Kushare will compete in the high jump.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, having won gold at the Hangzhou Games, will lead the medal charge in shot put. Former Asian Games gold medallist Annu Rani will compete in the women’s javelin throw.
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India’s squad did have some big setbacks. Neeraj Chopra, India’s most successful athlete, had to withdraw from the javelin throw event due to injury and was replaced by Yashvir Singh. Long-distance runner Abhishek Pal was removed for doping violations.
India’s athletics contingent at Asian Games 2026
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Track events
Men
100m: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh.
200m: Animesh Kujur.
400m: Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal TK.
800m: Krishan Kumar, Mohammed Afsal.
1500m: Gulveer Singh, Yoonus Shah.
5000m: Gulveer Singh.
10000m: Gulveer Singh.
400m hurdles: Santhosh Tamilarasan, Yashas Palaksha.
3000m steeplechase: Avinash Sable.
Women
200m: Harita Bhadra, Unnathi Bollanda.
400m: Kiran Pahal, Prachi Choudhary.
800m: Gowthami Jayaraman, Pooja Olla.
1500m: Parul Chaudhary, Pooja Olla.
5000m: Parul Chaudhary, Seema Kumari.
10000m: Seema Kumari.
100m hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji, Nandhini Kongan.
400m hurdles: Anu Raghavan, Vithya Ramraj.
3000m steeplechase: Ankita Dhyani, Parul Chaudhary.
Relay events
Men’s 4 × 400 m relay: Dharmveer Choudhary, Jay Kumar, Manu Thekkinal, Mohammed Ashfaq, Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal TK.
Women’s 4 × 100 m relay: Abinaya Rajarajan, Nithya Gandhe, Sneha Gowda, Srabani Nanda, Sudeshna Shivankar, Tamanna Dhankheri.
Women’s 4 × 400 m relay: Ansa Babu, Kiran Pahal, Neeru Pathak, Poovamma Machettira, Prachi Choudhary, Rashdeep Kaur, Saloni Nagar, Vithya Ramraj.
Mixed 4 × 100 m relay: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh, Pranav Gurav, Harita Bhadra, Sneha Gowda, Tamanna Dhankheri, Unnathi Bollanda.
Mixed 4 × 400 m relay: Jay Kumar, Manu Thekkinal, Ansa Babu, Rashdeep Kaur.
Road events
Men’s marathon: Kartik Karkera, Sawan Barwal.
Women’s marathon: Manju Rani, Priyanka Goswami.
Field events
Men
High jump: Aadarsh Ram, Sarvesh Kushare.
Long jump: Murali Sreeshankar, Shahnavaz Khan.
Triple jump: Karthik Unnikrishnan, Praveen Chithravel.
Shot put: Karanveer Singh, Tajinderpal Singh Toor.
Hammer throw: Damneet Singh, Praveen Kumar.
Javelin throw: Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh.
Pole vault: Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar.
Women
High jump: Pooja Singh, Supriya Basavaraju.
Long jump: Ancy Sojan, Shaili Singh.
Triple jump: Asha Ilango, Niharika Vashisht.
Shot put: Krishna Menon, Manpreet Kaur.
Discus throw: Sanya Yadav, Seema Kaliramna.
Hammer throw: Anushka Yadav, Tanya Chaudhary.
Javelin throw: Annu Rani.
Pole vault: Baranica Elangovan, Sindhushree Ganesh.
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Combined events
Men’s decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar, Thowfeeq Noushad.
Women’s heptathlon: Anamika Kozhinjaparambil, Pooja Sharma.
How big is India’s athletics contingent for Asian Games 2026?
India is sending a 77‑member squad, comprising 34 men and 43 women.
How many athletics medal events are there at Asian Games 2026?
In athletics, the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will have 50 medal events.
How many Asian Games gold medallists are part of India’s athletics squad?
Multiple past champions are included, notably Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Parul Chaudhary (5000m), and Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase).
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