New Delhi: The 22-member Indian squad for the World Athletics Championships, which starts on July 15 in Oregon, USA, has been announced. The team led by Neeraj Chopra has nine Malayalee athletes. M. Sreesanth, Mohammad Anees (long jump), Abdullah Abubaker, Eldos Paul (triple jump), MP Jabir (400m hurdles), Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Mohammad Ajmal and Mohammad Anas (4x400m relay) will represent the team in the team.
Others: Men – Neeraj Chopra, Rohit Yadav (javelin throw), Tejinder Singh Tour (shot put), Avinash Sabley (3000m steeplechase), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Sandeep Kumar (10km walk), Naganathan Pandey, Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay), Women – Dhanalakshmi Sekhar (200m), Aishwarya Mishra (400m), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase), Anu Rani (javelin throw), Priyanka Goswami ( 10 km walk).