No less than 27 Indian athletes will compete at the World Championships in Athletics in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27. The 19th World Games will be very important to the athletes. Indian athletes who will aim for glory at the Asian Games.
India will be trying to shine in Budapest to show off its amazing results around the world over the past 12 months. Besides Neeraj Chopra, the only world medal winner on the team, India has many exciting young athletes who have come to Budapest, including hurdler Avinash Sable, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin, and hurdler Jyoti Yarraji. pitcher Tajinder Toor Pal, one of the medal contenders, withdrew from the event due to injury. All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra, who will compete alongside two other Indians, DP Manu and Kishore Jena, in the men's javelin throw qualifier on August 25. Neeraj becomes the 2nd Indian. after Anju Bobby George won the track and field world championship. medal as he won silver in Eugene with a best throw of 88.13m, behind Grenada's Anderson Peters.
Neeraj will be hoping to improve his efforts and if his rivals' recent form remains unchanged, Neeraj has a good chance of winning a gold medal in Budapest.
Anderson Peters was one of the main competitors, having won gold medals at the final editions of the World Championships in Athletics. However, the defending champion fell in form, not even reaching the 80m distance in the last two throws of the season. He finished third behind Neeraj and Jakub Vadlejch in the Doha Diamond League Final with a best of 85.88m, which was also his best season.
Neeraj's best of the season of 88.67 was in the Doha Diamond League, where he finished top of the podium. Only Jakub Vadlejch (89.61m) and Julian Weber (88.72m) have better throws than Neeraj this season.
The Olympic gold medalist is confident he will find the goods in Budapest as India awaits the elusive world gold encounter.
"To compete and be consistent at the highest level with the best athletes in the world is certainly a challenge. I want to give my best, and if that happens, I'll come back better than before," Neeraj said ahead of the World Championships.
FOCUS ON DRAGON
Indian long jumpers Jeswin Aldrin (8.42m) and Murali Sreeshankar (8.41m) top the world list this season and they hope to make a splash in Budapest.
Jeswin Aldrin made his spectacular jump in Bellary in early March but he has since struggled to reach the 8m mark as he also struggles with fitness issues. His last start was at the CITIUS Meeting in Bern, Switzerland, where he won with a record of 8.22m.
Sreeshankar was more consistent than Aldrin. He achieved a personal best of 8.41m in Bhubaneswar in June and competed at the World Championships with a silver medal in jumping 8.37m in Bangkok at the Asian Championships.
He also finished third in the Paris Diamond League on June 9 with 8.09m to become the third Indian to finish in the top three of the prestigious event.
SAND medleys?
Avinash Sable, India's national record holder in the men's 3000m hurdles, hopes to put aside disappointment at the world championships in Eugene and make an impression in Budapest.
