World Athletics Championships 2023: Check All you need to know

World Athletics Championships 2023: The 19th edition of the World Athletics Championships is all set to get underway from Saturday, 19th August 2023. The nine-day event will be held in Budapest, Hungary. A 27-member India squad is set to participate in the biennial event. Reigning Olympic champions Neeraj Chopra will lead the Indian contingent in the tournament. Check out other Indian athletes and All you need to know about the biennial event.

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25-year old Neeraj Chopra won silver in the Javelin Throw in the last edition of the World Athletics Championships. He will be gunning for gold this year. Other prominent names that will represent India in the event includes Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin. Triple jumpers Praveen Chitravel, Abdulla Aboobacker and Eldhose Paul will also be in action.

Neeraj Chopra is the only Indian in the squad to have won a medal in the prestigious event. He cliched the silver with a throw of 88.13m. It was only the second-ever medal won by an Indian in the history of the World Athletics Championships. Anju Bobby George was the first-ever Indian to finish on the podium in the event way back in 2003. She clinched the bronze medal in Long Jump with a 6.70m jump.

World Athletics Championships 2023

Indian Squad

20km Racewalk

Men: Akshdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh

35km Racewalk

Men: Ram Baboo

100m Hurdles

Women: Jyothi Yarraji

400m Hurdles

Men: Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan

800m

Men: Krishan Kumar

1500m

Men: Ajay Kumar Saroj

3000m Steeplechase

Men: Avinash Sable

Women: Parul Chaudhary

Long Jump

Men: Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin

Women: Shaili Singh

High Jump

Men: Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Triple Jump

Men: Praveen Chitravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul

Javelin Throw

Men: Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu, Kishore Jena

Women: Annu Rani

4x400m Relay

Men: Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian

World Athletics Championships 2023

Indians Schedule

August 19

Men’s 20m Race Walk Final – 12.40 PM IST – Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Singh

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – 3:05PM IST – Avinash Sable

Women’s Long Jump Qualification – 3:55PM IST – Shaili Singh

Men’s 1500m Heats – 10:32PM IST – Ajay Kumar Saroj

Men’s Triple Jump Qualification – 11:05PM IST – Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhouse Paul

August 20

Men’s High Jump Qualification – 2:05PM IST – Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Men’s 400m Hurdles Heats – 2:55PM IST – Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan

Women’s Long Jump Final – 8:25PM IST – Shaili Singh (Subject to qualification)

Men’s 1500m Semifinals – 9:05PM IST – Ajay Kumar Saroj (Subject to qualification)

August 21

Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinal – 11:05PM IST – Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Subject to qualification)

Men’s Triple Jump Final – 11:10PM IST – Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhouse Paul (Subject to qualification)

August 22

Women’s 100m Hurdles Heats – 10:10PM IST – Jyothi Yarraji

Men’s 800m Heats – 10:50PM IST – Krishan Kumar

Men’s High Jump Final – 11:25PM IST – Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Subject to qualification)

3000m Steeplechase Final – Men – 1:12AM IST (August 23) – Avinash Sable (Subject to qualification)

August 23

Women’s Javelin Throw Group B Qualification – 3:25PM IST – Annu Rani

Men’s Long Jump Qualification – 2:45PM IST – M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – 11:15PM IST – Parul Chaudhary

Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinal – 12:10AM IST (August 24) – Jyothi Yarraji (Subject to qualification)

Men’s 1500m Final – 12:45AM IST (August 24) – Ajay Kumar Saroj (Subject to qualification)

Men’s 400m Hurdles Final – 1:20AM IST (August 24) – Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (Subject to qualification)

August 24

35km Race Walk Final – Men – 10:30AM IST – Ram Baboo

Men’s Long Jump Final – 11PM IST – M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin (Subject to qualification)

Men’s 800m Semifinals – 12:20AM IST (August 25) – Krishan Kumar (Subject to qualification)

Women’s 100m Hurdles – 12:55AM IST (August 25) – Jyothi Yarraji (Subject to qualification)

August 25

Men’s Javelin Throw Group A Qualification – 1:40PM IST – Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena (or)

Men’s Javelin Throw Group B Qualification – 3:15PM IST – Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena

Women’s Javelin Throw Final – 11:50PM IST – Annu Rani (Subject to qualification)

August 26

Men’s 4x400m Relay Heats – 11PM IST – Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian

Men’s 800m Final – 12AM IST (August 27) – Krishan Kumar (Subject to qualification)

August 27

Men’s Javelin Throw Final – 11:50PM IST – Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena (Subject to qualification)

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final – 12:40AM IST (August 28) – Parul Chaudhary (Subject to qualification)

Men’s 4x400m Relay Final – 1:07AM IST (August 28) – Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian (Subject to qualification)