Chandigarh: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will spearhead India’s challenge at the upcoming World Championships in Oregon as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday named a 22-member squad that included Maharashtra quarter-miler Aishwarya Mishra, subject to her clearing the 400m trials with electronic time ahead of the event.
Mishra, who turned out at the national inter-state senior championships in Chennai earlier this month, after evading dope testing agencies since her impressive 51.18s show at the Federation Cup in Kozhikode in April, will also have to undergo dope tests before boarding the flight to the US.
“Aishwarya will have to clear the 400m trials with electronic time and also undergo the dope tests before she makes it to the World Championships,” AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said in a virtual interaction on Thursday.
Among other prominent names in the squad are Abhinash Sable and seasoned shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who Sumariwalla feels have been on improving rapidly ever since he returned from the surgery on his left wrist post the Tokyo Olympics.
The team: Men: Avinash Sable (3000m Steeplechase), MP Jabir (400m Hurdles), M Sreeshankar and Muhammed Anees Yahiya (Long Jump), Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chithravel and Eldhose Paul (Triple Jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot Put), Neeraj Chopra and Rohit Yadav (Javelin Throw), Sandeep Kumar (20km Race Walking), Amoj Jacob*, Noah Nirmal Tom, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Anas Yahiya (4x400m).Women: S Dhanalakhsmi (200m), Aishwarya Kailash Mishra (400m), Parul Chaudhary (3000m Steeplechase), Annu Rani (Javelin Throw) and Priyanka Goswami (20km Walk)
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