World Athletics Championship 2022: Neeraj Chopra to lead Indian contingent, check out complete list & schedule

New Delhi: The 18th edition of the World Athletics Championship is set to commence on July 15. The event will be held in Oregon, the USA with more than 200 nations participating. The event will witness around 2000 athletes participating in 49 track and field events.

India has high hopes for medals at World Championship 2022 as for the first time the Indian contingent has an Olympic medalist. The only medal for India at the event came back in 2003 when Anju Bobby George won a bronze medal in Paris. The Indian contingent will be led by Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. Chopra recently won 2 silver medals at Paavo Nurmi Games and Diamond League, Stockholm respectively. He has scored his personal best by throwing at a distance of 89.94 m. The athlete will surely be eyeing the 90 m mark in Oregon. With his toughest competitor Johannes Vetter withdrawing from the event due to an injury, Neeraj Chopra’s path to a medal seems clear.

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Avinash Sable created new National Record in 3000 meters Steeple Chase in @Diamond_League Rabat 2022. Performance 8m:12s.48ms. Rain continues @Adille1 @anjubobbygeorg1 @ril_foundation @jswsports @KritikaBhasin13 @jon_selvaraj @AndrewAmsan @rahuldpawar @WorldAthletics pic.twitter.com/o5OsZAfuFm

— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) June 5, 2022

Along with Neeraj Chopra, India will have Avinash Sable by its side. Sable recently broke the national record in men’s 3000 m steeplechase at Diamond League, Rabat. Other names from Tokyo Olympics include shot put star Tajinderpal Singh Toor, javelin thrower Annu Rani, and Murali Sreeshankar for men’s long jump.

List of Indian athletes who qualified for World Championship 2022:

1. Neeraj Chopra – Men’s Javelin Throw
2. Rohit Yadav – Men’s Javelin Throw
3. Annu Rani – Women’s Javelin Throw
4. Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Men’s Shot Put
5. Priyanka Goswami – Women’s 20km Race Walk
6. Sandeep Kumar – Men’s 20km Race Walk
7. Murali Sreeshankar – Men’s Long jump
8. Muhammed Anees Yahiya – Men’s Long Jump
9. Jeswin Aldrin – Men’s Long Jump
10. Abdulla Aboobacker – Men’s Triple jump
11. Praveen Chithravel – Men’s Triple jump
12. Eldhose Paul – Men’s Triple Jump
13. Avinash Sable – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
14. Parul Chaudhary – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
15. MP Jabir – Men’s 400m Hurdles
16. Noah Nirmal Tom – Men’s 4x400m Relay
17. Amoj Jacob – Men’s 4x400m Relay
18. Muhammed Ajmal – Men’s 4x400m Relay
19. Naganathan Pandi – Men’s 4x400m Relay
20. Rajesh Ramesh – Men’s 4x400m Relay
21. Muhammed Anas Yahiya – Men’s 4x400m Relay
22. S Dhanalakshmi – Women’s 200m

Schedule (Timings are in IST):

• July 16 – Women’s 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final – 1:40 AM
• July 16 – Men’s 20 Kilometers Race Walk Final – 3:40 AM
• July 16 – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – 5:45 AM
• July 16 – Men’s Long Jump Qualification – 6:30 AM
• July 16 – Men’s Shot Put Qualification – 7:25 AM
• July 16 – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – 11:05 PM
• July 17 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Heats – 1:50 AM
• July 17 – Men’s Long Jump Final – 6:55 AM
• July 18 – Men’s Shot Put Final – 6:57 AM
• July 19 – Women’s 200m Heats – 6:30 AM
• July 19 – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – 7:50 AM
• July 20 – Women’s 200m Semi-final – 6:35 AM
• July 20 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Final – 8:20 AM
• July 21 – Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group A) – 3:50 AM
• July 21 – Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group B) – 5:20 AM
• July 21 – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – 8:15 AM
• July 22 – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group A) – 5:35 AM
• July 22 – Men’s Triple Jump Qualification – 6:50 AM
• July 22 – Women’s Javelin Throw Final – 6:50 AM
• July 22 – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group B) – 7:15 AM
• July 22 – Women’s 200m Final – 8:05 AM