New Delhi

Promising Rajasthan thrower Siddharth Choudhary and center length runner Laxita Sandilea from Gujarat are ready to showcase their potential and protect their shot place and 1500m titles in adult men and women’s group, respectively, during the four-day Asian U20 Athletics Championships that will start on Wednesday in Dubai.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has shortlisted 60-member group, such as 31 male athletes to compete at the Asian U20 meet that will also act as a qualifying function for the August 27 to 31 Globe U20 Athletics Championship to be held in Lima, Peru.

At the 2023 edition of Asian U20 meet up with held in Yecheon, Korea from June 4 to 7, Indian contingent claimed 19 medals, 6 of them gold. The Indian workforce also received seven silver and six bronze medals to finish third driving Japan and China.

N Ramesh, chief junior athletics coach, was assured of increasing the in general medal tally in the 2024 version of Asian U20 meet in Dubai.

“Last yr the men’s 4x100m relay group gained bronze even though the 4x400m squad claimed silver,” the athletics coach additional. “This time we have fantastic likelihood of winning gold medals in equally the relays.”

Workforce

Abiram Pramod (400, 4x400m relay), Aman Choudhary (4x400m relay), Anurag Singh Kaler (shot set), Bapi Hansda (400m, 4x400m relay), Dev Kumar Meena (pole vault), Dipanshu Sharma (javelin throw), Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (200m, 4x400m relay), Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale (3,000m, 5,000m), Harshit Kumar (hammer toss), Himanshu (10,000m race stroll), Hima Teja Vallipi (4x100m relay), Karthikeyan Soundararajan (4x100m relay), Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mahendra Santa (4x100m relay), Mohd Atta Sazid (extensive soar), Navpreet Singh (4x400m relay), Nikhil Suhas Dhake (4x400m relay), Prateek (hammer toss), Priyanshu (1500m), Rahul Sarnaliya (1500m), Ranvir Ajay Singh (3,000m steeplechase), Ritik (discus toss), Rohan Ghosh (4x100m relay), Rohan Yadav (javelin toss), Sachin (10,000m race walk), Sahil Malik (4x400m relay), Shahnavaz Khan (very long soar), Sharuk Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Siddharth Choudhary (shot put), Vikas Kumar Bind (3,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m).

Women of all ages

Aarti (10,000m race walk), Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Amanat Kamboj (discus toss), Anushka Yadav (hammer throw), Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar (400m, 4x400m relay), SAI Sangeetha Dodla (400m, 4x400m relay), Ekta Dey (3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m), Jeyavindhiya Jegadish (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Kanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar (4x400m relay), Laxita Vinod Sandilea (800m. 1,500m), Mishthi Kajla (4x400m relay), Nandini (hammer throw), Neole Anna Cornelio (4x100m relay), Nikita Kumari (discus throw), Pavana Nagaraj (lengthy jump, heptathlon), Prachi Ankush Devkar (3,000m), Prathiksha Yamuna Ashok Kumar (long leap), Rishika Awasthi (triple jump), Rujula Amol Bhonsle (4x100m relay), Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Sakshi Champalal Chavan (4x100m relay), Sandramol Sabu (4x400m relay), Shilpaben Veljibhai Dihora (3,000m), Shreeya Rajesh (400m hurdles), Siya Abhijit Sawant (4x100m relay), Sunita Devi (5,000m), Tanvi Malik (800m), Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (100m hurdles).