Athletics
Junior SAFF Athletics Championships: Preview, Indian Squad, Where to watch
Here is everything you need to know about the fourth Junior SAFF Athletics Championships in Chennai.
Indian U20 Athletics stars Sharuk Khan, Pooja, and Jay Kumar will lead the charge for the host nation at the fourth South Asian Junior Athletics Championships starting tomorrow in Chennai.
Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has named a strong 62-member Indian contingent to take part in the event. The majority of the members of the Indian team had competed in the World Athletics U20 Championships held in Peru.
There will be a lot to look forward to for the young Indian athletes after a disappointing U20 World Championships where the contingent came back with a solitary medal in the 10000m race walk won by Aarti.
Spotling will be on U20 national record holder jumper Pooja in the High Jump along with Sharuk in the 3000m steeplechase, Jay Kumar in 400m along with the 4x100m relay team.
Among other countries, Sri Lanka has fielded a strong team of 54 athletes while Pakistan (12), Bhutan (5), Nepal (9), Bangladesh (16), and Maldives (15) are other participating teams.
Schedule of Junior SAFF Athletics Championships:
The event is scheduled from the 11th of September 2024 to the 13th of September 2024.
Indian Squad for Junior SAFF Athletics Championships:
Men's: Varun Oori Manohar, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (100m), Partik Maharana, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (200m), Jay Kumar, Rihan Ch (400m), Vinod Kumar, Bopanna Klappa (800m), Rahul Sarnaliya, Priyanshu (1500m), Sharuk Khan, Mohit Choudhary (3,000m steeplechase), Hariharan Kathiravan, Nayan Pradip Sarde (110m hurdles), Sagar Roy, Juwel Thomas (high jump), Mohd Atta Sazid, RC Jithin Arjunan (long jump), Bhupendra Bisht, Raviprakash (triple jump), Anurag Singh Kaler, Siddharth Choudhary (shot put), Ritik, Atul (discus throw), Dipanshu Sharma, Rohan Yadav (javelin throw) and 4x100m relay (M Jayaram Dondapati, Mahendra Santa, Karthikeyan S, Varun Oori Manohar, Vallipi Himateja).
Women's: Abinaya Rajarajan, V Sudheeksha (100m), Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland, Neeru Pathak (200m), Neeru Pathak, Sandra Mol Sabu (400m), Laxita Vinod Sandilea, Tanvi Malik (800m), Laxita Vinod Sandilea, Vinita Gurjar (1,500m), Prachi Ankush, Shilpa Dihora (3,000m), Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland, Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles), Pooja, Mohur Mukerjee (high jump), Prathiksha Yamuna, Lakshanya SN (long jump), Rishika Awasthi, Prathiksha Yamuna (triple jump), Tamanna, Pooja Kumari (shot put), Amanat Kamboj, Anisha (discus throw), Deepika, Poonam (javelin throw), 4x100m relay (Abhinaya Rajarajan, V Sudheeksha, Nancy, Neole Anna Cornelio, Rujula Amol Bhonsle).
Where to watch, Stream SAFF Athletics:
The tournament will be live-streamed on the YouTube channel of the Athletics Federation of India. You can also follow the live blog and reports by The Bridge.
