18 Indians make cut for World Athletics C’ships, AFI selection meeting on Thursday

NEW DELHI: (Aug 27) Eighteen Indians, led by star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, have qualified for next month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo either through direct entry or world rankings, with long jumper Murali Sreeshankar making the cut at the last minute.

But heptathlete Nandini Agasara, who qualified for the September 13-21 showpiece by virtue of being the Asian champion, has told PTI that she is not competing as she has not fully recovered from an elbow injury. That will bring down the number to 17.

Sreeshankar, who missed the 2024 Olympics due to a knee surgery despite qualifying, made it to the list of 36 long jumpers who are to compete in Tokyo, taking the last spot after World Athletics (WA) updated the rankings on Wednesday.

Source: PTI News

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