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India to field 42 athletes at World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima | News India

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New Delhi, August 17 (HS). The entry list has been released for the upcoming Under-20 World Athletics Championships 2024 to be held in Lima later this month, in which more than 1700 athletes from 134 teams will participate. India will have 42 athletes participating in various sports. The event will be held at the Estadio Atletico de la Videna between August 27-31.

At the 2022 edition in Colombia, India finished joint 25th with three medals (2 silver and 1 bronze).

List of players participating in the tournament-

Men's Category: Himanshu, Sachin – 10,000m race walk; Karthik Raja Arumugam, Murad Kalubhai Sirman – 400m hurdles; Ankul, Rihan Choudhary, Bapi Hansda, Abiram Pramod, Jai Kumar, – 4x400m relay; Bapi Hansda, Jai Kumar – 400m; Siddharth Choudhary, Anurag Singh Kaler – shot put; Mrutyum Jayaram Dondapati – 100m; Hariharan Kathiravan, Nayan Pradeep Sarde – 110m hurdles; Sahil Khan – 800m; Saruk Khan, Ranveer Ajay Singh – 3000m steeplechase; Dev Kumar Meena – pole vault; Pratik – hammer throw; Hrithik – discus throw; Md. Atta Sajid – long jump; Deepanshu Sharma, Rohan Yadav – javelin throw

Women's category: Aarti – 10,000m race walk; Rujula Amol Bhosale, Neolee Anna Cornelio, Sudiksha Valduri, Abinaya Rajarajan, Siya Abhijeet Sawant – 4x100m relay; Neeru Pahatak, Unnati Ayyappa Boland – 200m; Neeru Pahatak, Anushka Kumbhar – 400m; Tamanna – shot put; Abinaya Rajarajan- 100m; Unnati Ayyappa Boland – 100m hurdles; Shreyas Rajesh – 400m hurdles; Ekta Dey – 3000m steeplechase; Amanat Kamboj, Nikita Kumari – discus throw; Pavana Nagaraj – long jump; Pooja – high jump; Laxita Vinod Sandiliya – 800m, Laxita Vinod Sandiliya – 1500m; Neeru Pahtak, Kanista Tenna Maria Deva Shekar, Sandramol Sabu, Shravani Sachin Sangle, Anushka Kumbhar – 4X400 meter relay.

Mixed relay 4x400m team – Niru Pahatak, Shravani Sachin Sangle, Sandramol Sabu, Rihan Chowdhary, Bapi Hansda, Jai Kumar.