The Indian squad consisting of 27 members are set to lock horns in the World Athletics Championships, slated to take place in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27. Champion player Neeraj Chopra is the only player who won the medal in the Indian contingent. Last year in Eugene, the 25-year-old sealed a silver medal in the javelin throw. Other players like Avinash Sable, M. Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin, and Praveen Chithravel will be eying a spot on the podium this time. Talking about the Indian team, they have won two medals so far in the history of the World Athletics Championships since 1983 and this time they will look to add more to their tally.
Complete fixture for World Championships in which Indians will compete:
August 19
Men’s 20m Race Walk Final - 12:40 PM IST - Akashdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats - 3:05 PM IST - Avinash Sable
Women’s Long Jump Qualification - 3:55 PM IST - Shaili Singh
Men’s 1500m Heats - 10:32 PM IST - Ajay Kumar Saroj
Men’s Triple Jump Qualification - 11:05 PM IST - Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhouse Paul
August 20
Men’s High Jump Qualification - 2:05 PM IST - Sarvesh Anil Kushare
Men’s 400m Hurdles Heats - 2:55 PM IST - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan
Women’s Long Jump Final - 8:25 PM IST - Shaili Singh (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 1500m Semifinals - 9:05 PM IST - Ajay Kumar Saroj (Subject to qualification)
August 21
Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinal - 11:05 PM IST - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Subject to qualification)
Men’s Triple Jump Final - 11:10 PM IST - Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhouse Paul (Subject to qualification)
August 22
Women’s 100m Hurdles Heats - 10:10 PM IST - Jyothi Yarraji
Men’s 800m Heats - 10:50 PM IST - Krishan Kumar
Men’s High Jump Final - 11:25 PM IST - Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final - 1:12 AM IST (August 23) - Avinash Sable (Subject to qualification)
August 23
Women’s Javelin Throw Group A Qualification - 1:50 PM IST - Annu Rani
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Women’s Javelin Throw Group B Qualification - 3:25 PM IST - Annu Rani
Men’s Long Jump Qualification - 2:45 PM IST - M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats - 11:15 PM IST - Parul Chaudhary
Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinal - 12:10 AM IST (August 24) - Jyothi Yarraji (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 1500m Final - 12:45 AM IST (August 24) - Ajay Kumar Saroj (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 400m Hurdles Final - 1:20 AM IST (August 24) - Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Subject to qualification)
August 24
Men’s 35km Race Walk Final - 10:30 AM IST - Ram Baboo
Men’s Long Jump Final - 11 PM IST - M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 800m Semifinals - 12:20 AM IST (August 25) - Krishan Kumar (Subject to qualification)
Women’s 100m Hurdles - 12:55 AM IST (August 25) - Jyothi Yarraji (Subject to qualification)
August 25
Men’s Javelin Throw Group A Qualification - 1:40 PM IST - Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena
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Men’s Javelin Throw Group B Qualification - 3:15 PM IST - Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena
Women’s Javelin Throw Final - 11:50 PM IST - Annu Rani (Subject to qualification)
August 26
Men’s 4x400m Relay Heats - 11 PM IST - Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian
Men’s 800m Final - 12 AM IST (August 27) - Krishan Kumar (Subject to qualification)
August 27
Men’s Javelin Throw Final - 11:50 PM IST - Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena (Subject to qualification)
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final - 12:40 AM IST (August 28) - Parul Chaudhary (Subject to qualification)
Men’s 4x400m Relay Final - 1:07 AM IST (August 28) - Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian (Subject to qualification)