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A 43-member Indian contingent will be in action during the World Athletics U20 Championships taking place in Peru from August 28 to 31.
A total of 23 athletes will be taking part in men's events while 20 will be playing in women's competitions. India will also be competing in the 4 x 400 m mixed relay race, as per Olympics.com. Dipanshu Sharma, the current Asian U20 champion in men's javelin throw, will be a key player for India. India secured a total of seven medals at the Asian Championships held in Dubai this year back in April. Anurag Singh Kaler (shot put), Ranvir Singh (3000m steeplechase), Harshit Kumar (hammer throw), Pavana Nagaraj (long jump), Ekta Dey (3000m steeplechase) and the women's 4x400m relay team also secured gold medals at the Asian Championships and will now be playing in track and field events at Peru as well. Bapi Hansda, will be participating in the 4x400m relay and the 400m events after recovering from dengue, which caused him to miss the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in April. At Cali U20 World Athletics Championships 2022, India secured two silver medals (Selva Thirumaran in triple jump and mixed 4x400m relay) and one bronze medal (Rupal Chaudhary in 400m). The USA finished at the top of the medal tally back in the 2022 World Championships with 15 medals - seven gold, four silver and four bronze. Many Indian athletes have played in this championships in their athletics journey over the years. Notably, the Olympic gold medalist and current world champion in javelin throw, was the first-ever Indian to secure the U20 title. Back in 2016, Neeraj registered a junior javelin record of 86.48m to get the gold medal. Hima Das was another player to secure a gold for India at event, in the 400 m race back in the 2018 Tampere Championships. World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: India's entry list and eventsMen M Jayaram Dondapati - 100mBapi Hansda - 400m, 4x400m relayJay Kumar - 400m, 4x400m relaySahil Khan - 800mHariharan Kathiravan - 110m hurdlesNayan Pradip Sarde - 110m hurdlesMurad Kallubhai Simran - 400m hurdlesKarthika Raja Arumugam - 400m hurdlesSharuk Khan - 3000m steeplechaseRanvir Ajay Singh - 3000m steeplechaseHimanshu -10000m race walkSachin - 10000m race walkMohd Atta Sazid - Long jumpDev Kumar Meena - Pole vaultSiddharth Choudhary - Shot putAnurag Singh Kaler - Shot putRitik - Discus throwPrateek - Hammer throwDipanshu Sharma - Javelin throwRohan Yadav - Javelin throwAnkul - 4x400m relayRihan Chaudhary - 4x400m relayAbhiram Pramod - 4x400m relay Women Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland - 200m, 100m hurdlesNeeru Pathak - 200m, 400m, 4x400m relayAnushka Dattatray Kumbhar - 400m, 4x400m relayLaxita Vinod Sandilea - 800m/1500mEkta Dey - 3000m steeplechaseShreeya Rajesh - 400m hurdlesAarti - 10000m race walkNikita Kumari - Discus throwAmanat Kamboj - Discus throwTamanna - Shot putPooja - High jumpPavana Nagaraj - Long jumpAbinaya Rajarajan - 100m, 4x100m relaySudheeksha Vadluri - 4x100m relayNeole Anna Cornelio - 4x100m relayRujula Amol Bhonsle - 4x100m relaySiya Abhijit Sawant - 4x100m relaySandramol Sabu - 4x400mKanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar - 4x400m relayShravani Sachin Sangle - 4x400m relay Mixed Neeru Pathak - 4x400m relaySandramol Sabu - 4x400m relayShravani Sachin Sangle - 4x400m relayRihan Chaudhary - 4x400m relayBapi Hansda - 4x400m relayJay Kumar - 4x400m relay. (ANI)
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