What to expect?
Hima Das
Several prominent Indian athletes like Dutee Chand and Hima Das will be featuring in the Indian Grand Prix. They will be part of the 4x400m relay race, where they have to finish below the qualification mark of 43.05 secs. well Dutee Chand will also feature in the women's 100m sprint where she needs to secure a qualification mark of 11.15 seconds. Hima will also enter the women’s 200m event. However, her focus would mainly be on the relay race.
The focus will also be on Men's 4x400m relay race. Fans should also keep an eye out for MP Jabir and Arokia Rajiv in the Men's 400m event where they need to secure a qualifying standard of 44.90 seconds. Jabir will also be competing in the Men's 400m Hurdles race.
Eyes would also be on Indian shot-putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor who has slipped to 31st place out of the 32 that will be filled up for the Olympics. The Olympic qualification standard in shotput is 21.10m.
Update: 2021-06-21 10:57 GMT
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