Indian Athletes Compete in World Athletics U20 Championships in Peru
A 43-member Indian team will be in action during the World Athletics U20 Championships in Peru from August 28 to 31. The team includes 23 men and 20 women athletes, with India also competing in the 4x400m mixed relay race.
Key Athletes
Dipanshu Sharma, the current Asian U20 champion in men’s javelin throw, will be a key player for India. Other notable athletes include Anurag Singh Kaler (shot put), Ranvir Singh (3000m steeplechase), Harshit Kumar (hammer throw), Pavana Nagaraj (long jump), and Ekta Dey (3000m steeplechase), all of whom secured gold medals at the Asian Championships in Dubai.
Bapi Hansda will participate in the 4x400m relay and the 400m events after recovering from dengue, which caused him to miss the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in April.
Past Achievements
At the Cali U20 World Athletics Championships 2022, India secured two silver medals and one bronze. The USA topped the medal tally with 15 medals. Notably, Neeraj Chopra, the Olympic gold medalist and current world champion in javelin throw, was the first-ever Indian to secure the U20 title in 2016. Hima Das also won gold in the 400m race at the 2018 Tampere Championships.
India’s Entry List and Events
Men
- M Jayaram Dondapati – 100m
- Bapi Hansda – 400m, 4x400m relay
- Jay Kumar – 400m, 4x400m relay
- Sahil Khan – 800m
- Hariharan Kathiravan – 110m hurdles
- Nayan Pradip Sarde – 110m hurdles
- Murad Kallubhai Simran – 400m hurdles
- Karthika Raja Arumugam – 400m hurdles
- Sharuk Khan – 3000m steeplechase
- Ranvir Ajay Singh – 3000m steeplechase
- Himanshu – 10000m race walk
- Sachin – 10000m race walk
- Mohd Atta Sazid – Long jump
- Dev Kumar Meena – Pole vault
- Siddharth Choudhary – Shot put
- Anurag Singh Kaler – Shot put
- Ritik – Discus throw
- Prateek – Hammer throw
- Dipanshu Sharma – Javelin throw
- Rohan Yadav – Javelin throw
- Ankul – 4x400m relay
- Rihan Chaudhary – 4x400m relay
- Abhiram Pramod – 4x400m relay
Women
- Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland – 200m, 100m hurdles
- Neeru Pathak – 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay
- Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar – 400m, 4x400m relay
- Laxita Vinod Sandilea – 800m/1500m
- Ekta Dey – 3000m steeplechase
- Shreeya Rajesh – 400m hurdles
- Aarti – 10000m race walk
- Nikita Kumari – Discus throw
- Amanat Kamboj – Discus throw
- Tamanna – Shot put
- Pooja – High jump
- Pavana Nagaraj – Long jump
- Abinaya Rajarajan – 100m, 4x100m relay
- Sudheeksha Vadluri – 4x100m relay
- Neole Anna Cornelio – 4x100m relay
- Rujula Amol Bhonsle – 4x100m relay
- Siya Abhijit Sawant – 4x100m relay
- Sandramol Sabu – 4x400m
- Kanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar – 4x400m relay
- Shravani Sachin Sangle – 4x400m relay
Mixed
- Neeru Pathak – 4x400m relay
- Sandramol Sabu – 4x400m relay
- Shravani Sachin Sangle – 4x400m relay
- Rihan Chaudhary – 4x400m relay
- Bapi Hansda – 4x400m relay
- Jay Kumar – 4x400m relay
Doubts Revealed
World Athletics U20 Championships -: This is a big sports event where young athletes from different countries compete in various track and field events. ‘U20’ means the athletes are under 20 years old.
Peru -: Peru is a country in South America. It is known for its ancient history and beautiful landscapes.
Javelin throw -: Javelin throw is a sport where athletes throw a long spear called a javelin as far as they can.
4x400m mixed relay -: This is a running race where four team members take turns running 400 meters each. ‘Mixed’ means both boys and girls are in the same team.
Asian Championships in Dubai -: This is a sports event where athletes from Asian countries compete. Dubai is a city in the United Arab Emirates.
Neeraj Chopra -: Neeraj Chopra is a famous Indian athlete who won a gold medal in javelin throw at the 2016 World U20 Championships.
Hima Das -: Hima Das is a famous Indian runner who won a gold medal in the 400m race at the 2018 World U20 Championships.
