New Delhi, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu’s promising sprinter Neil Samraj R will be among a strong 95-member national track and field squad selected for the inaugural edition of the seven-nation BIMSTEC U23 Athletics Meet.
The competition will be held at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium in Odisha from November 25 to 27.
Neil Samraj R, winner of 100m/200m gold with a national U18 record at the recently concluded 41st National Junior Athletics Championships held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, will compete in men's 100m/200m and 4x100m relay at the seven-nation meet in Odisha.
India’s upcoming sprinter Abinaya Rajarajan is a prominent name in the women’s section.
More than 400 athletes are expected to compete in the three-day track and field event. Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand are other participating nations.
Indian team:
Men:
100m: Rushiprasad Desai, Chiranth P (reserve)
100m/200m: Neil Samraj R.
200m: Yuvraj E, Nayan Shah (reserve).
400m: Sahil Malik, Ankul, Astik Pradhan (reserve)
800m: Akashdeep Singh, Shyam Milan Bind, Naresh Gurjar (reserve).
1500m: Rahul Sarnaliya, Hitesh, Sohit Virender (reserve).
5,000m: Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale, Satyam, Ramikesh (reserve).
100m hurdles: Shaik Roshan, Sandeep Vinodkumar Gond, Rithik Rahul M (reserve).
400m hurdles: Karna Bag, Aryan Prajwal Kashyapa, Vignesh B (reserve).
High jump: Ambriesh K, Binoy B, Aaditya Raghuvanshi (reserve).
Long jump: C Tharun Vikash, Jithin RC, R Chitaranjan (reserve).
Triple jump: Daksh Bishnoi, Yuvaraj K, Pradeep Kumar (reserve).
Shot put: Anurag Singh Kaler, Atul, Vishwa A (reserve)
Discus throw: Bhartpreet Singh, Vaibhav, Ravi (reserve).
Javelin throw: Dharanidharan T, Shashank Patil, Aditya (reserve).
4x100m relay: Rushiprasad Desai, Neil Samraj R, Chiranth P, Savin Thingalaya, Abhay Singh, Kshitij Changire.
4x400m relay: Sahil Malik, Ankul, Astik Pradhan, Setu Mishra, Lodenge Ramu, Nikhil Suhas Dhake.
Women:
100m: Abinaya Rajarajan, Kajal Vaja, Unnathi Bollanda (reserve).
200m: Bhavana G, Sonika, Samriti Jamwal (reserve).
400m: Tanu Chaudhary, Ayesha Khanam, Pravalika Narimalla (reserve)
800m: Prateeksha Yadav, Laxmipriya Kisan, Harshika (reserve).
1500m: Prachi Devkar, Rashi, Laxita Vinod Sandilea (reserve)
5,000m: Sonam Parmar, Sunita Devi, Vartika Patel (reserve).
100m hurdles: Sabita Toppo, Shiny Gladssia, Sriteja Tholem (reserve).
400m hurdles: Priyanka Madivalappa Olekar, Sonam, Aswini R (reserve).
High jump: Juin Mantusa, Mohur Mukerjee, Mahek Nasrin Dayan Khan (reserve).
Long jump: Sheeba D, Munmun Chetia, Prathiksha Yamuna A (reserve).
Triple jump: Sadhana Ravi, Marymukta Soreng, Varshitha C (reserve).
Shot put: Anshu, Riya Verma, Munesh (reserve).
Discus throw: Priya, Nikita Kumari, Amanat Kamboj (reserve)
Javelin throw: Poonam, Deepika, Jyoti (reserve)
4x100m relay: Abinaya Rajarajan, Kajal Vaja, Unnathi Bollanda, Kiruthika, V Sudheeksha, Mrithika.
4x400m relay: Tanu Chaudhary, Ayesha Khanam, Pravalika Narimalla, Tahura Khatun, Anchal Rani, Tamanna.
Source: IANS
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