New Delhi
Promising Rajasthan thrower Siddharth Choudhary and middle length runner Laxita Sandilea from Gujarat are ready to showcase their likely and defend their shot place and 1500m titles in men and women’s team, respectively, all through the 4-working day Asian U20 Athletics Championships that will start on Wednesday in Dubai.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has shortlisted 60-member workforce, such as 31 male athletes to compete at the Asian U20 fulfill that will also act as a qualifying party for the August 27 to 31 Planet U20 Athletics Championship to be held in Lima, Peru.
At the 2023 edition of Asian U20 meet held in Yecheon, Korea from June 4 to 7, Indian contingent claimed 19 medals, six of them gold. The Indian team also gained 7 silver and 6 bronze medals to finish 3rd powering Japan and China.
N Ramesh, chief junior athletics coach, was self-assured of increasing the overall medal tally in the 2024 edition of Asian U20 meet up with in Dubai.
“Last year the men’s 4x100m relay team gained bronze even though the 4x400m squad claimed silver,” the athletics mentor included. “This time we have good chances of successful gold medals in both the relays.”
Crew
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 toss), Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (200m, 4x400m relay), Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale (3,000m, 5,000m), Harshit Kumar (hammer toss), Himanshu (10,000m race wander), Hima Teja Vallipi (4x100m relay), Karthikeyan Soundararajan (4x100m relay), Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mahendra Santa (4x100m relay), Mohd Atta Sazid (prolonged soar), Navpreet Singh (4x400m relay), Nikhil Suhas Dhake (4x400m relay), Prateek (hammer toss), Priyanshu (1500m), Rahul Sarnaliya (1500m), Ranvir Ajay Singh (3,000m steeplechase), Ritik (discus throw), Rohan Ghosh (4x100m relay), Rohan Yadav (javelin toss), Sachin (10,000m race stroll), Sahil Malik (4x400m relay), Shahnavaz Khan (extended leap), Sharuk Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Siddharth Choudhary (shot put), Vikas Kumar Bind (3,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m).
Women
Aarti (10,000m race wander), Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Amanat Kamboj (discus toss), Anushka Yadav (hammer toss), 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 throw), Neole Anna Cornelio (4x100m relay), Nikita Kumari (discus throw), Pavana Nagaraj (prolonged bounce, heptathlon), Prachi Ankush Devkar (3,000m), Prathiksha Yamuna Ashok Kumar (lengthy bounce), Rishika Awasthi (triple soar), 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).
