Gurindervir Singh to lead 29-member Indian squad for Asian Relays Championships

National record holder Gurindervir Singh to lead the 29-member strong Indian contingent for the second edition of the Asian Relays C'ships to be held in Shangyu, China, on June 20 and 21.

The Indian contingent will compete in all six relay events in China, says AFI president Bahadur Singh. "The competition in China will be a good opportunity for athletes to showcase their potential at the continental level," he added.

The next edition of the continental competition has been awarded to India, which will be held in Chandigarh, following the decision taken at the Asian Athletics Association Council Meeting in Hong Kong.

“The international competition will give sports fans an opportunity to witness top athletes in action on the home soil,” says the AFI president.

The competition in China will be held in the men's (4x100m, 4x400m) relays and women’s (4x100m, 4x400m) relays. The Indian team will also compete in mixed 4x100m and 4x400m relays.

India will field a full-strength team in the 4x100m relays, while the men’s 4x400m team will feature several new names as top athletes Vishal TK and Rajesh Ramesh have been rested.

The Indian team for the 2026 Asian Relays:

Men's 400m: Theerthesh P Shetty, Avinash Kumar, Setu Mishra, Nihal Wiliam, S Santhosh, Rince Joseph, Suraj Alagar Raja, Mohit Kumar, Barath Sridhar

Men's100m: Animesh Kujur, Gurindervir Singh, Harsh Santosh Raut, Pranav Pramod Gaurav, Ragul Kumar Ganesh Kumar, Senthil Kumar Tamilarasu

Women's 400m: Rashdeep Kaur, Poovamma MR, Ansa Babu, Vijaykumari GK, Saloni Nagar, Neeru Pathak, Subha V, Gowrinandana

Women's 100m: Nithya Gandhe, Tamanna, Sneha SS, Sudeshna Shivankar, Abinaya Rajarajan