The 21st edition of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships will get underway at the Dubai Police Officer’s Club on Wednesday.
A 60-member Indian group, selected by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), will characterize the region at the Championships.
31 male and 29 feminine athletes will glance to qualify for the Earth U20 Athletics Championships to be held in Lima, Peru on August 27-31.
At the last edition of the Asian U20 Championships held in Yecheon, Korea, the Indian contingent gained 19 medals, which includes six gold, seven silver and six bronze to finish third powering Japan and China.
All eyes will be on promising thrower Siddharth Choudhary and middle-length runner Laxita Sandilea as they look to defend their shot place and 1500m titles in men’s and women’s disciplines.
Likewise, anticipations are soaring on India’s relay teams.
N Ramesh, chief junior athletics mentor, is optimistic about good displays by Indian athletes.
“Last 12 months the men’s 4x100m relay group received bronze while the 4x400m squad claimed silver,” the coach stated.
“This time we have superior chances of profitable gold medals in both equally the relays.”
Schedule
The 21st version of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships will be held from April 24 to 27 in Dubai, UAE.
Indian squads
Men: Abiram Pramod (400, 4x400m relay), Aman Choudhary (4x400m relay), Anurag Singh Kaler (shot place), 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 throw), Himanshu (10,000m race wander), Hima Teja Vallipi (4x100m relay), Karthikeyan Soundararajan (4x100m relay), Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mahendra Santa (4x100m relay), Mohd Atta Sazid (long bounce), Navpreet Singh (4x400m relay), Nikhil Suhas Dhake (4x400m relay), Prateek (hammer throw), Priyanshu (1500m), Rahul Sarnaliya (1500m), Ranvir Ajay Singh (3,000m steeplechase), Ritik (discus throw), Rohan Ghosh (4x100m relay), Rohan Yadav (javelin throw), Sachin (10,000m race wander), Sahil Malik (4x400m relay), Shahnavaz Khan (extended bounce), Sharuk Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Siddharth Choudhary (shot set), Vikas Kumar Bind (3,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m).
Girls: Aarti (10,000m race wander), Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Amanat Kamboj (discus toss), Anushka Yadav (hammer toss), 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 (very long jump, heptathlon), Prachi Ankush Devkar (3,000m), Prathiksha Yamuna Ashok Kumar (prolonged soar), Rishika Awasthi (triple leap), Rujula Amol Bhonsle (4x100m relay), Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Sakshi Champalal Chavan (4x100m relay), Sandramol Sabu (4x100m 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).