Toor, Sable and Parul headline India’s athletics squad for Asian Games
India has announced its athletics squad for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, featuring 15 returning medallists from the previous games. The team includes prominent athletes such as Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Avinash Sable, and Parul Chaudhary across various track and field events.
Why it matters
The squad selection highlights India's preparation and medal prospects for a major continental sporting event, reflecting the country's growing focus on athletics.
Altogether 15 Indians, including Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Avinash Sable, Parul Chaudhary, Annu Rani and Murali Sreeshankar, who medalled in the previous Asian Games have been named in the country’s athletics squad for the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Games.
Other 2022 medallists returning to the Asiad include Rajesh Ramesh, Jyothi Yarraji, Ancy Sojan, Vithya Ramraj, Mohammed Afsal, Tejaswin Shankar, Gulveer Singh, Praveen Chithravel, Manju Rani and Prachi Choudhary.
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