Beijing : Asian Athletics Championships shot put gold medallist Inderjeet Singh and discus thrower Vikas Gowda are among the most notable names in the 17-member Indian squad for the athletics World Championships starting on Saturday.
The Championships will begin on August 22 and will continue till August 30. The Indian squad, which comprises ten women and seven male athletes, will be competing in nine events in the biennial event at the Bird’s Nest stadium.
Shot putter Inderjeet is in good form having won gold medals at every event he has taken part in this year.
He emerged champion at the Asian Championships and Asian Grand Prix in June. Gowda, who won silver at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, is also one of India’s best bets for a medal in Beijing. But he needs to do much better than his season’s best of 65.14 metres in order to finish on the podium. India will also be hoping for a strong show from talented Tintu Luka in the women’s 800 metre race. The 26-year-old Keralite will also be part of the women’s 4×400 metres relay quartet along with Anu Raghavan, M. Poovamma, Debashree Majumdar and Jisna Mathew.
