New Delhi

Promising Rajasthan thrower Siddharth Choudhary and middle distance runner Laxita Sandilea from Gujarat are prepared to showcase their probable and protect their shot place and 1500m titles in males and women’s team, respectively, in the course of the 4-working day Asian U20 Athletics Championships that will commence on Wednesday in Dubai.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has shortlisted 60-member workforce, including 31 male athletes to contend at the Asian U20 meet that will also act as a qualifying celebration for the August 27 to 31 Environment U20 Athletics Championship to be held in Lima, Peru.

At the 2023 version of Asian U20 meet held in Yecheon, Korea from June 4 to 7, Indian contingent claimed 19 medals, six of them gold. The Indian crew also gained 7 silver and 6 bronze medals to end 3rd powering Japan and China.

N Ramesh, chief junior athletics coach, was self-confident of improving upon the general medal tally in the 2024 version of Asian U20 fulfill in Dubai.

“Last year the men’s 4x100m relay group received bronze though the 4x400m squad claimed silver,” the athletics coach additional. “This time we have very good probabilities of winning gold medals in both the relays.”

Group

Abiram Pramod (400, 4x400m relay), Aman Choudhary (4x400m relay), Anurag Singh Kaler (shot put), Bapi Hansda (400m, 4x400m relay), Dev Kumar Meena (pole vault), Dipanshu Sharma (javelin throw), Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati (200m, 4x400m relay), Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale (3,000m, 5,000m), Harshit Kumar (hammer throw), Himanshu (10,000m race stroll), Hima Teja Vallipi (4x100m relay), Karthikeyan Soundararajan (4x100m relay), Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mahendra Santa (4x100m relay), Mohd Atta Sazid (lengthy leap), Navpreet Singh (4x400m relay), Nikhil Suhas Dhake (4x400m relay), Prateek (hammer throw), Priyanshu (1500m), Rahul Sarnaliya (1500m), Ranvir Ajay Singh (3,000m steeplechase), Ritik (discus toss), Rohan Ghosh (4x100m relay), Rohan Yadav (javelin toss), Sachin (10,000m race walk), Sahil Malik (4x400m relay), Shahnavaz Khan (very long bounce), Sharuk Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Siddharth Choudhary (shot put), Vikas Kumar Bind (3,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m).

Girls

Aarti (10,000m race stroll), Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Amanat Kamboj (discus toss), Anushka Yadav (hammer throw), Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar (400m, 4x400m relay), SAI Sangeetha Dodla (400m, 4x400m relay), Ekta Dey (3,000m steeplechase, 5,000m), Jeyavindhiya Jegadish (400m hurdles, 4x400m relay), Kanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar (4x400m relay), Laxita Vinod Sandilea (800m. 1,500m), Mishthi Kajla (4x400m relay), Nandini (hammer toss), Neole Anna Cornelio (4x100m relay), Nikita Kumari (discus toss), Pavana Nagaraj (very long bounce, heptathlon), Prachi Ankush Devkar (3,000m), Prathiksha Yamuna Ashok Kumar (extended leap), Rishika Awasthi (triple jump), Rujula Amol Bhonsle (4x100m relay), Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles, 4x100m relay), Sakshi Champalal Chavan (4x100m relay), Sandramol Sabu (4x400m relay), Shilpaben Veljibhai Dihora (3,000m), Shreeya Rajesh (400m hurdles), Siya Abhijit Sawant (4x100m relay), Sunita Devi (5,000m), Tanvi Malik (800m), Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (100m hurdles).