World Athletics Results, Day 1: WAC 2022 LIVE Streaming: India at World Athletics Day 1 Results: Murali Sreeshankar qualified for the final of the Men’s Long Jump while there was disappointment for Muhammed Anees Yahiya and Jeswin Aldrin as they missed out. In other results, Avinash Sable made it to the final of the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase. However, it was disappointment for India as Priyanka Goswami and Sandeep Kumar finished 34th and 40th respectively in their 20km Race Walk final. Tajinderpal Singh Toor also missed out on qualification for the Men’s Shot Put final.: Follow World Athletics Oregon2022 LIVE Updates & India at World Athletics LIVE with InsideSport.IN.
India at World Athletics – Day 1 Results
- Women’s 20km Race Walk Final – Priyanka Goswami finished 34th (01:39:42)
- Men’s 20km Race Walk Final – Sandeep Kumar finished 40th (01:31:58)
- Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – Avinash Sable finishes 3rd in Heat 3 (8:18.75)
- Men’s Long Jump Qualification – Murali Sreeshankar Qualifies for final; Muhammed Anees Yahiya and Jeswin Aldrin miss out
- Men’s Shot Put Qualification – Tajinderpal Singh Toor (NM) misses out on qualification
India at World Athletics – Day 1 Highlights
In an action-packed day, the Indian contingent kicked off their campaign at Oregon for the World Athletics Championships 2022. Priyanka Goswami finished 34th in the Women’s 20km race walk final. Ranked 63rd in the world, Goswami faced a stern test and and was taken to her limits as she finished with a time of 01:39:42.
Like Priyanka, Sandeep Kumar also faced a battle against the odds in the Men’s 20km race walk final. The two-time Olympian finished 40th in the men’s category of the 20km Walk Race final and recorded time of (01:31:58).
Meanwhile, Avinash Sable finished third in heat 3 of the Men’s 3000m Steeple chase. Sable is one of India’s biggest medal hopes and the national record holder will aim to seal a podium. Sable has the second-best season best timing in his heat and will eye a similar showing when he gets to his mark.
Murali Sreeshankar was the top draw for India when the Kerala-born long jumper took the field and secured qualification for the final of Long Jump. While there was disappointment for Jeswin Aldrin and Muhammed Anees Yahiya. Sreeshankar shares the joint second spot among season leaders with Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece and will be a dark horse in the final. It was end of the journey for Aldrin and Yahiya having done well to qualify.
It was disappointment for Olympian Tajinderpal Singh Toor in the men’s Shot Put. Toor ranked 41st in the world pulled out of the event and thus missed out on qualification.
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World Athletics Results, Day 1: Avinash Sable books berth in Steeplechase final;Murali Sreeshankar in Long Jump final, Sandeep Kumar and Priyanak Goswami fail to pick up medals in 20km Walk Race final: Follow INDIA at World Athletics LIVE
WAC 2022 LIVE: Chopra will carry a billion hopes into the World Championship for yet another landmark result and it won’t be a surprise if long jumper Murali Sreeshankar also grabs a slice of history at the showpiece, starting here Friday.
Chopra is cherishing phenomenal results this season. The star athlete has improved his personal best twice — he recorded a 89.30m throw on June 14 at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland before sending his spear to 89.94m, just 6cm shy of 90m, in the prestigious Stockholm Diamond League Meeting on June 30.
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In between, he had won the javelin throw event at Kuortane Games in Finland with a throw of 86.69m under wet and slippery conditions.
- Sony has acquired the media rights for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22.
- The championship is scheduled from July 15 – 24, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
- Sony will broadcast the event in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka
- The association will also allow SPN to showcase all video-on-demand content for its viewers.
Given the form he is in, the Tokyo Olympic Champion is expected to script history and become only the second Indian and first male player from the country to win a medal in the World Athletics Championships.
Chopra’s main rival for the gold medal will be the defending champion Anderson Peters of Grenada. Peters is the favourite to win gold as he owns four of the top five throws this season. His best effort of 93.07 is also the best result this season.
A gold is, however, not beyond Chopra’s reach as he has beaten Peters twice this season — at Paavo Nurmi Games and Kuortane Games. Peters also struggled briefly this season due to injury while Chopra has been in the pink of his health.
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His other challengers include Olympic silver medallist Jakub Vadlejch (season’s best 90.88m), Germany’s Julian Weber (SB 89.54m), Trinidad and Tobago’s 2012 Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott (SB 89.07m) and Finland’s Oliver Helander (SB 89.83m).
Chopra will have company in Rohit Yadav, who has a season’s best of 82.54m while finishing second in the National Inter-State Championships last month.
The two qualifying rounds of the men’s javelin throw competition will be held on July 21 while the final will be held two days later.
National record holder long jumper Murali Sreeshankar will be a dark horse as he sits at joint second place among season leaders with his 8.36m effort during the Federation Cup in April. He will be seen in action on Friday (early hours on Saturday in India) in the qualifying rounds.
The 23-year-old Sreeshankar has also been a consistent performer this season. He had another big jump of 8.31m in an event in Greece before winning gold at the National Inter-State Championships with a leap of 8.23m.
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Sreeshankar shares the joint second spot among season leaders with Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece who is the favourite to win gold here.
The 24-year-old Greek long jumper has claimed Olympic, world indoor (8.55m) and European outdoor and indoor titles in his event. He is unbeaten in the outdoor season, having nailed eight wins out of eight, including Diamond League successes in Rabat, Oslo and Stockholm.
The season leader is, however, the multi-talented Swiss athlete Simon Ehammer who is better known as a decathlete. He produced a monster jump of 8.45m in an event in Austria in May.
Cuba’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Juan Miguel Echevarria is not taking part.
Another Indian, Jeswin Aldrin who had a wind-assisted 8.37m jump during the Federation Cup will also be in the fray. He was initially not named in the Indian team after his form dipped but was later added following two rounds of trials.
In the men’s 3000m steeplechase, Avinash Sable will have to improve his timing by several seconds from his national record effort of 8:12.48 if he wants to be in contention for a podium in a tough field. He will compete in heats on Friday (Early Saturday morning in India).
In an event dominated by the Kenyans over the years, the battle for the top spot could be between Morocco’s season leader and reigning Olympic champion Soufiane El Bakkali (7:58.28) and Ethiopia’s Lamecha Girma (7:58.68), who won silver in both the Tokyo Games and last World Championships.
Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto will also look to defend the title he had won in 2019 though his form this season has been unspectacular.
The first day of competitions on Friday will also see Sandeep Kumar and Priyanka Goswami competing in men’s and women’s 20km race walk event finals respectively while Asian record holder shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor will have his qualification round.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) initially named a 22-member team but later added long jumper Aldrin to the contingent.
But three athletes are set to miss the championships. Quarter-miler Aishwarya Mishra and men’s 4x400m relay team member Arokia Rajiv failed to impress the selectors in two rounds of trials while 200m runner S Dhanalakshmi had visa problems.
Where is the World Athletics Championships 2022 being held?
The World Athletics Championships 2022 will be held at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
When is the World Athletics Championships 2022?
The World Athletics Championships 2022 will be held from July 15 to July 24.
At what will the events take place in the World Athletics Championships 2022?
The events will be held in two sessions – Morning Session and Afternoon Session.
What is the full schedule of Events for World Athletics Championships 2022?
- 15th July: Day 1 – Morning session starts at 9:35 PM;
- 16th July: Day 1 – Afternoon session starts at 5:35 AM;
- 16th July: Day 2 – Morning session starts at 11:05 PM;
- 17th July: Day 2 – Afternoon session starts at 5:05 AM;
- 17th July: Day 3 – Morning session starts at 6:45 PM;
- 18th July: Day 3 – Afternoon session starts at 4:55 AM;
- 18th July: Day 4 – Morning session starts at 6:45 PM;
- 19th July: Day 4 – Afternoon session starts at 5:00 AM;
- 20th July: Day 5 – Afternoon session starts at 5:10 AM;
- 21st July: Day 6 – Afternoon session starts at 3:50 AM;
- 22nd July: Day 7 – Afternoon session starts at 5:15 AM;
- 22nd July: Day 8 – Morning session starts at 6:45 PM;
- 23rd July: Day 8 – Afternoon session starts at 5:10 AM;
- 23rd July: Day 9 – Morning session starts at 10:20 PM;
- 24th July: Day 9 – Afternoon session starts at 4:40 AM;
- 24th July: Day 10 – Morning session starts at 6:45 PM;
- 25th July: Day 10 – Afternoon session starts at 5:00 AM.
World Athletics Results, Day 1: Murali Sreeshankar in Long Jump final, Avinash Sable books berth in Steeplechase final; Sandeep Kumar and Priyanak Goswami fail to pick up medals in 20km Walk Race final: Follow INDIA at World Athletics LIVE
Who will participate in the World Athletics Championships 2022 from India?
Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav (men’s javelin throw); Annu Rani (women’s javelin throw); Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (men’s shot put); Priyanka Goswami (women’s 20km race walk);
Sandeep Kumar (men’s 20km race walk), Murali Sreeshankar (men’s long jump), Muhammed Anees Yahiya (men’s long jump), Jeswin Aldrin (men’s long jump);
Abdulla Aboobacker (men’s triple jump), Praveen Chithravel (men’s triple jump), Eldhose Paul (men’s triple jump); Avinash Sable (men’s 3000m steeplechase); Parul Chaudhary (women’s 3000m steeplechase);
MP Jabir (men’s 400m hurdles); Dhanalakshmi (women’s 200m); Noah Nirmal Tom, Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Rajesh Ramesh, Muhammed Anas Yahiya (men’s 4x400m relay).
What platform will Live Stream the World Athletics Championships 2022 in India?
Sony Sports Network telecast the World Athletics Championships 2022 in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Live streaming of the World Athletics Championships 2022 will be available on SonyLIV. Fans can also watch the events live on the Facebook page and YouTube channel of World Athletics.
Who are the international broadcasters of the World Athletics Championships 2022?
Arena Sport (Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia), beIN Sports (Pan Middle East), ESPN International (Pan Latin America),
NBC Sports (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and the United States), SuperSport and TVMS (Pan Sub-Saharan Africa), TV Jamaica (Pan Caribbean),
TyC Sports (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela).
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