Neeraj Chopra to spearhead India's challenge at World Athletics Championships 2023

As many as four Indian javelin throwers made the cut for the event, but Rohit Yadav is out with injury.

The final list of athletes those who have made the cut for World Athletics Championships 2023 have been released by Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on July 8th, Tuesday. 28 athletes – including the relay team have cleared the qualification criteria for the World scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 19 to 27.

Reigning Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will spearhead the Indian contingent- having qualified last year after winning the Diamond League. A total of four Indian Javelin throwers made the cut but unfortunately Rohit Yadav had to undergo a surgery which will force him to miss the competition and the entire season as well.

The participation numbers have steadily increased this year, up from 23 in Eugene. Ram Baboo was the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Championships earlier in May via the world rankings route. However, few Indians have prioritized Asian Games over World Championships with a few suffering from minor injuries.

National Record holder in Long Jump Tejaswin Shankar has skipped the World Championships and has set his focus for Asian Games where he will be participating in decathlon. Tajinder Pal Singh Toor will miss the competition due to a groin injury.

Neeraj Chopra was the lone medalist in the previous edition and overall India has won only two medals at the World’s.

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Final list of Indian athletes participating in World Athletics Championships 2023

1. Neeraj Chopra – Men’s Javelin
2. Krishan Kumar – Men’s 800m
3. Ajay Kumar Saroj – Men’s 1500m
4. Avinash Sable – Men’s 3000m steeplechase
5. Sarvesh Anil Kushare – Men’s High Jump
6. Jeswin Aldrin – Men’s Long Jump
7. Murali Sreeshankar – Men’s Long Jump
8. Santhosh Kumar – 400m hurdles
9. Abdulla Aboobacker – Men’s Triple Jump
10. Praveen Chitravel – Men’s Triple Jump
11. Eldhose Paul – Men’s Triple Jump
12. Manu DP – Men’s Javelin
13. Kishore Kumar Jena – Men’s Javelin
14. Vikash Singh – Men’s 20km Race Walk
15. Akashdeep Singh – Men’s 20km Race Walk
16. Paramjeet Singh – Men’s 20km Race Walk
17. Ram Baboo – Men’s 335km Race Walk
18. Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Mijo Chacko Kurien, and Anil Rajalingam – Men’s 4*400m Relay
19. Shaili Singh – Women’s Long Jump
20. Jyothi Yarraji – Women’s 100m hurdles
21. Parul Chaudhary – Women’s 3000m steeplechase
22. Bhawna Jat – Women’s 20km Race Walk
23. Annu Rani – Women’s Javelin

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