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The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will area a 35-member contingent, together with star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra to compete on the Paris Olympic Video games scheduled to start out July 26 in France, Adille Sumariwalla, president AFI stated right here on Tuesday. “Twenty athletes have achieved automated qualification standards arrange by World Athletics. Whereas 11 athletes will qualify by way of the world rating system,” the AFI president added. “We expect 5 extra athletes to make the minimize for the Olympic Video games earlier than the June 30 deadline.”
On the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Video games held in 2021 in Japan, AFI had fielded lower than 30 athletes. Asian Video games and World U20 document holder, Neeraj Chopra, grew to become the primary Indian athlete to win gold in Japan.
Based on Adille, AFI has additionally made it necessary for Paris Olympic Video games aspirants to compete on the home competitors starting June 27 in Panchkula earlier than the qualification deadline of June 30. “There isn’t a exception. All athletes must compete on the Nationwide Inter-State Athletics meet in Haryana to show their health,” Adille stated right here throughout media interplay on the sidelines of the 27th Nationwide Federation Senior Athletics Competitors.
Adille, who can also be one of many vice presidents of the world governing physique in observe and area—World Athletics—stated, Indian contingent has potential to win a couple of medal on the 2024 Olympic Video games. “We have now good probabilities of successful medals in javelin, 4x400m relay and lengthy soar if the athletes carry out as much as their potential on a given day,” the vice chairman of World Athletics added.
The Indian women and men’s 4x400m relay groups certified for the Paris Olympic Video games on the simply concluded World Athletics World Relays held in Bahamas on Could 4 and 5. “We’re hopeful that the blended 4x400m relay staff may also make the minimize within the upcoming Asian relay competitors in Bangkok, Thailand,” Adille stated.
The AFI president stated there was gradual development in observe and area within the nation. “The Indian athletics contingent has been making the minimize for the finals at world stage,” he added. “On the 2023 World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, three Indian javelin throwers have been within the medal spherical. Neeraj Chopra went on to win the gold medal.”
In the meantime, as anticipated Asian Video games champion, Tajinderpal Singh Toor received gold medal within the males’s shot put occasion and Jeswin Aldrin dominated the lads’s lengthy soar occasion.
Outcomes:
Males:
3000m steeplechase: Sumit Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) 8:39.67 seconds, Dhuladev Baban (Maharashtra) 8:46.65 secs, Ankit Rajesh (Haryana) 8:46.97 secs.
Shot put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) 20.38m, Samardeep Singh Gill (Madhya Pradesh) 18.93m, Aryan Tyagi (Uttar Pradesh) 18.07m.
Hammer throw: Damneet Singh (Punjab) 66.28m, Ashish Jakhar (Haryana) 66.24m, Devang (Delhi) 64.75m.
Lengthy soar: Jeswin Aldrin (Tamil Nadu) 7.99m, Arya S (Karnataka) 7.83m, Muhammed Anees (Kerala) 7.81m.
Girls:
3000m steeplechase: Chhavi Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 10:07.57 secs, Komal Chandrakant J (Maharashtra) 10:18.69 secs, Manju Ajay Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 10:19.21 secs.
Discus throw: Nidhi Rani (Haryana) 52.55m, Shalini Chaudhary (Madhya Pradesh) 51.50m, Sunita (Haryana) 51.10m.
Pole vault: Rosy Meena Paulraj (Tamil Nadu) 4.05m, Baranica Elangovan (Kerala) 4.00m, Mariya Jaison (Tamil Nadu) 3.90m.