The 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships kicked off on Tuesday. The continental showpiece, at Gumi, Republic of Korea, promises to offer some breathtaking action, with more than 2,000 athletes from 43 countries appearing at the event.
India has sent a 61-member team, notably missing ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra. The championships will end on May 31.
With Neeraj absent, young guns Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh will lead India’s charge in the men’s javelin throw event at the Asian Championships. Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem will be keen to continue his dominance after his historic triumph at the Paris Olympics 2024.
While finalising the Indian contingent for the Asian Championships, the selectors highly considered the Federation Cup in Kochi, in April. Several Olympians, Asian medalists and record-holders, including Avinash Sable (steeplechase), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Annu Rani (javelin throw) and Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), will carry India’s hopes in Gumi.
Full Schedule
May 27, Tuesday
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20km race walk men — 4:30 AM
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20km race walk women — 6:30 AM
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Hammer throw women — 8:30 AM
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Javelin throw women — 11:10 AM
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Triple jump women — 11:15 AM
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10,000m men — 12:40 PM
May 28, Wednesday
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Hammer throw men — 8:50 AM
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Pole vault women — 1:40 PM
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Triple jump men — 1:50 PM
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400m men — 2:35 PM
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400m women — 2:45 PM
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1,500m men — 2:55 PM
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1,500m women — 3:05 PM
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1,0000m women — 3:15 PM
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Decathlon 1.500m men — 4:10 PM
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4x400m mixed relay — 4:40 PM
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100m women — 4:55 PM
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100m men — 5:05 PM
May 29, Thursday
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Shot put men — 1:35 PM
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Long jump women — 2:00 PM
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3000m steeplechase men — 2:05 PM
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High jump men — 2:10 PM
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Discus throw women — 2:15 PM
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3000m steeplechase women — 2:20 PM
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110m hurdles men — 2:40 PM
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100m hurdles women — 2:55 PM
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4x400m relay women — 3:45 PM
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4x400m relay men — 4:00 PM
May 30, Friday
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Long jump men — 1:40 PM
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Shot put women —1:50 PM
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High jump women — 2:00 PM
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Discus throw men — 3:00 PM
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5,000m men — 3:10 PM
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Heptathlon 800m women — 4:20 PM
May 31, Saturday
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Javelin throw women — 1:40 PM
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Pole vault men — 1:45 PM
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200m men — 2:00 PM
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200m women — 2:10 PM
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400m hurdles women — 2:20 PM
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400m hurdles men — 2:30 PM
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5000m women — 2:40 PM
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800m women — 3:20 PM
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800m men — 3:40 PM
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4x100m relay women — 3:55 PM
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4x100m relay men — 4:10 PM
India Squad
Men Participants
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200m: Animesh Kujur
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400m: Vishal TK, Jay Kumar
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800m: Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar
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1500m: Yoonus Shah
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3000m steeplechase: Avinash Sable
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5000m: Gulveer Singh, Abhishek Pal
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10,000m: Gulveer Singh, Sawan Barwal
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Triple jump: Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker
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High jump: Sarvesh Kushare
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Shot put: Samardeep Singh Gill
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Javelin throw: Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh
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Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar
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20km race walk: Servin Sebastian, Amit
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4x100m: Pranav Pramod, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidar, Amlan Borgohain, Tamilarasu, Ragul Kumar, Gurvinder Singh
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4x400m: Vishal TK, Jay Kumar, Manu TS, Dharamveer Chaudhary, Rince Joseph, Tushar Kanti, Santosh Kumar, Mohit Kumar
Women Participants
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200m: Nithya Gandhe
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400m: Rupal Chaudhary, Vithya Ramraj
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800m: Twinkle Chaudhary, Pooja
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1,500m: Lili Das, Pooja
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3,000m steeplechase: Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
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5,000m: Sanjivani Baburao, Parul Chaudhary
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10,000m: Sanjivani Baburao, Seema
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100m hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji
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400m hurdles: Vithya Ramraj, Anu R
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Long jump: Shaili Singh, Ancy Sojan
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High jump: Pooja
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Heptathlon: Nandini Agasara
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4x100m: Nithya Gandhe, Abhinaya Rajarajan, Sneha S, Srabani Nanda, Daneshwari, V Sudeeksha
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4x400m: Rupal, Subha Venkatesan, Jisna Mathew, Kunja Rajitha, Sandramol Sabu
Telecast, Live Streaming Details In India:
The continental event will be streamed live on the STN SPORTS YouTube channel in India. There will be no live telecast on any TV channel, though.
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