PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: JAVELIN WORLD CHAMPION NEERAJ CHOPRA TO LEAD 28-MEMBER INDIAN ATHLETICS TEAM – FULL SQUAD | Indian team of 28 athletes for Paris Olympics: Neeraj Chopra will lead; Parul Chaudhary is the only player to participate in two events.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced the 28-member Indian athletics team for the Paris Olympics starting on July 26. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra will lead the Indian team.

Along with Neeraj Chopra, this time Kishore Jena will also be seen throwing javelin in Javelin. Annu Rani, who won the gold medal in women’s javelin throw in the Asian Games last year, will also represent India in the javelin throw in Paris.

The 28-member athletics team for the Paris Olympics includes 17 male and 11 female athletes.

Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in javelin for the country in the Tokyo Olympics.

8 athletes have participated in Tokyo Olympics
Apart from Neeraj Chopra and Annu Rani, men’s 3000m steeplechase athlete Avinash Sable, among men Tajinderpal Singh Toor, one of Asia’s top shot putters, women’s race walker Priyanka Goswami and 4x400m relay runners Mohammad Anas, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan. Participated in Tokyo three years ago.

Mohammad Anas is part of the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team and will be participating in the Olympic Games for the third consecutive time.

Parul Chaudhary will represent the country in 3000 and 5000 meter steeplechase.
Parul Chaudhary will participate in 3000 meter steeplechase and 5000 meter race. She is the only athlete selected to compete in two individual events. Last year, he won the gold medal in 5000 meter race in the Asian Games and won the silver medal in 3000 meter steeplechase.

National record holders Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh and Paramjit Singh Bisht will compete in the men’s 20km race walk event, while Suraj Panwar will compete with Priyanka Goswami in the mixed marathon event. Akshdeep Singh, Ram Babu, Vikas Singh, Paramjit Singh Bisht and Suraj Panwar all qualified for the men’s 20km race walk event at the Paris Olympics. Suraj made it through the world rankings, while the other four met the entry standard.

Parul Chaudhary will represent the country in 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meter race.

Male: Avinash Sable (3,000 meter steeplechase), Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Kumar Jena (javelin), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Praveen Chitravel, Abdullah Abubakar (triple jump), Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjit Singh Bisht (20 km walk race) ), Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Ajmal, Amoj Jacob, Santosh Tamilarasan, Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m Relay), Mijo Chacko Kurien (4x400m Relay), Suraj Panwar (Walk Mixed Marathon), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (High Jump). .

Woman: Kiran Pahal (400m), Parul Choudhary (3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m), Jyoti Yaraji (100m hurdles race), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Aabha Khatua (shot put), Jyothika Sri Dandi, Subha Venkatesan, Vithya Ramraj. , Poovamma MR (4x400m relay), Prachi (4x400m), Priyanka Goswami (20km walk race).