The 37-man squad, including Neeraj Chopra, was announced on Thursday to take part in the Commonwealth Games.
The squad, announced by the Athletics Federation of India, will include 19 players and 18 athletes. Notable among them are Avinash Saple, who recently broke the national record for the 8th time in the 3000m steeplechase, Jyoti Yaraji, the two-time national record holder in the 100m hurdles, and Aishwarya Babu, who broke the national record in the triple jump.
Along with them are Tamil Nadu runners S. Dhanalakshmi, Naganathan Pandi and three time jumper Praveen Chitravel. Among the defeated competitors, those who have to prove their fitness and those who have competed abroad are the only other athletes to train in the United States.
Team Profile:
Men: Avinash Supply (3000m steeplechase); Nintendo Rawat (marathon); M. Sreesanth, Mohammad Anees Yahya (long jump); Abdullah Abubak, Praveen Chitravel, Eldos Paul (triple jump); Tajindpal Singh Doo (bomb throwing); Neeraj Chopra, DP Manu, Rohit Yadav (javelin throw); Sandeep Kumar, Amit Khatri (walking); Amoj Jacob, Nova Nimal Tom, Aarokya Rajeev, Mohammad Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay).
Women: S. Dhanalakshmi (100m and 4x100m relay); Jyoti Yaraji (100m hurdles); Aiswya.P (long jump and triple jump); Ancy Sojan (long jump); Manpreet Gowda (bomb throwing); Navjeet Gow Dhillon, Seema and Punia (discus throw); Annu Rani, Shilpa Rani (javelin throw); Manju Bala Singh, Sarita Romit Singh (Hem Throw); Bhavana Jat, Priyanka Goswami (Walking); Hima Das, Dooty Chand, Srapani Nanda, M.V. Jilna, N.S. Simi (4 * 100 m dot flow).