Tokyo Olympic Gold medallist Neeraj Chopra is set to lead the 37-member squad named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday to compete in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8 this year.
The squad includes three men Javline Throwers in Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu and Rohit Yadav and three Triple Jumpers in Abdulla Abookbacker, Praveen Chithravel and Eldhose Paul. "We are requesting the Indian Olympic Association to increase our quota by one and to assist in securing accreditation for a couple of athletes. We have also selected a few subjects to their proving their fitness and form before the Games," Sumariwalla said. He further conveyed that Tajinderpal Singh Toor will have to perform well in Kazakhstan while Amoj Jacob has been selected subject to his recovery and fitness level.
"Similarly, Discus Throwers Navjeet Kaur Dhillon and Seema Antil Punia as well as Hammer Thrower Sarita Singh will have to perform in Kazakhstan or California. Race walker Bhawna Jat will have to prove her fitness," he informed. Sumariwalla also said Avinash Sable, Neeraj Chopra and Seema Antil Punia, who are training overseas, sought and were granted exemption from appearing in the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Chennai.
Here is the Full Indian Athletics Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games:
Women:
100m - Dhanalakshmi
100m Hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji
Shot Put - Manpreet Kaur
Discus Throw - Navjeet Kaur, Seema Punia
Javelin Throw - Annu Rani, Shilpa Rani
Hammer Throw - Manju Bala Devi, Sarita R Singh
Long Jump - Aiswarya B, Ancy Sojan
Triple Jump - Aiswarya B
10Km Walk - Bhavana Jat, Priyanka Goswamy
4x100m Relay - Dhanalakshmi, Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, Jilna MV, Simi NS
Men:
3000m Steeplechase - Avinash Sable
Marathon - Nitender Rawat
Shot Put- Tejender Singh Toor
Javelin Throw - Neeraj Chopra, Manu Dp, Rohit Yadav
Long Jump - Sreeshankar, Muhmmed Anees
Triple Jump - Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chitravel, Eldhose Paul
10Km Walk - Sandeep Kumar, Amit
4x400m Relay- Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Rajesh Remesh
