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AFI Names 19-Member India Team for Tokyo Worlds as Chopra’s Wild Card Enables Four Javelin Entries

Injuries to several qualifiers shift the squad toward individual events with no relay berths.

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Neeraj Chopra competing in the the World Athletics Diamond League Final in Zurich on Thursday. (AP)

Overview

  • The Athletics Federation of India announced the final 19-member roster on August 31 for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 to 21.
  • Defending champion Neeraj Chopra leads with a wild card, while Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav qualified via world rankings to complete a four-man javelin group.
  • AFI said Avinash Sable, Nandini Agasara and Akshdeep Singh are unavailable due to medical unfitness despite meeting qualification pathways.
  • India will compete in 21 events, with Gulveer Singh (5000m and 10,000m) and Pooja (1500m and 800m) the only athletes entered in two events, and no relay teams after a larger 28-athlete squad in 2023.
  • A pre-championship acclimatisation camp is scheduled in Tokyo from September 4 to 9, with Chopra set to join on September 5 and Rohit Yadav gaining his spot through a late World Athletics invitation following withdrawals.