Neeraj Chopra skips as India announces squad for Asian Athletics Championships 2025

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Published at :April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Modified at :May 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM

Neeraj Chopra skips as India announces squad for Asian Athletics Championships 2025

The Asian Athletics Championships will be held from May 27 to 31.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has finalised and announced the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships 2025 after the conclusion of the Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships in Kochi.

The Federation Cup served as a selection trial for the Asian Championships, which is set to take place from May 27-31, 2025, in Gumi, South Korea. The continental meet will also serve as a crucial qualifying opportunity for the World Championships.

AFI President Bahadur Singh Sagoo and Chief Coach Radhakrishnan Nair emphasised that the requirements were that athletes needed to perform well at the Federation Cup and secure a top-two finish to validate their previous performances.

The only athletes granted exemption were those who have consistently performed at the international level, such as Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary.

While most athletes have met the required criteria during the meet despite the strict qualification standards, sprinters Gurindervir Singh and Manikanta Hoblidar, who had surpassed the AFI-set qualifying mark for the 100m at the Indian Grand Prix-1 before the Federation Cup, were not included in the Asian Games squad for the event.

This decision came despite their earlier performances, as Gurindervir finished seventh in the Federation Cup after suffering from cramps, while Manikanta secured third place. Furthermore, Neeraj Chopra will not be part of the team due to international commitments, which include participating in the Doha Diamond League and the Neeraj Chopra Classic.

Here’s the complete list of the 58-member Indian squad for the Asian Athletics Championships 2025:

Men’s Team

Event	Athletes
200m	Animesh Kujur
800m	Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar
1500m	Younus Shah
3000m Steeplechase	Avinash Sable
5000m	Gulveer Singh, Abhishek Pal
10,000m	Gulveer Singh, Sawan Barwal
Triple Jump	Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker
High Jump	Sarvesh Kushare
Shot Put	Samardeep Singh Gill
Javelin Throw	Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh
Decathlon	Tejaswin Shankar
20km Walk	Servin Sebastian, Amit
4x100m Relay	Pranav Pramod, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidar, Amlan Borgohain, Tamilarasu, Ragul Kumar, Gurvinder Singh
4x400m Relay	Vishal TK, Jay Kumar, Manu TS, Dharamveer Chaudhary, Rince Joseph, Tushar Kanti, Santosh Kumar, Mohit Kumar

Women’s Team

Event	Athletes
200m	Nithya Gandhe
400m	Rupal Chaudhary, Vithya Ramraj
800m	Twinkle Chaudhary, Pooja
1500m	Lili Das, Pooja
3000m Steeplechase	Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
5000m	Sanjivani Baburao, Parul Chaudhary
10,000m	Sanjivani Baburao, Seema
100m Hurdles	Jyothi Yarraji
400m Hurdles	Vithya Ramraj, Anu R
Long Jump	Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan
Heptathlon	Nandini Agasara
4x100m Relay	Nithya Gandhe, Abhinaya Rajarajan, Sneha S, Srabani Nanda, Daneshwari, V Sudeeksha
4x400m Relay	Rupal, Sneha K, Subha Venkatesan, Jisna Mathew, Kunja Rajitha, Sandramol Sabu

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Ashwathy Rajendran

Ashwathy is a freelance sports writer with a background in athletics, sports science, and sports management. She specializes in Olympic sports—particularly athletics—and is passionate about athlete storytelling, performance analysis, and competition coverage.