Athletics Federation of India names 26-member squad for Tokyo Olympics

New Delhi: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) today announced a 26-member team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Dutee Chand, MP Jabir, Gurpreet Singh and Annu Rani have been assured of entries on the strength of their rankings. Gurpreet is the latest inclusion assured of qualification, according to the AFI.

Squad: Men: Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase); MP Jabir (400m hurdles); M Sreeshankar (long jump); Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (shot put); Neeraj Chopra and Shivpal Singh (javelin throw); KT Irfan, Sandeep Kumar and Rahul Rohilla (20km walk); Gurpreet Singh (50km walk); Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv, Muhammed Anas, Naganathan Pandi and Noah Nirmal Tom (4x400m relay)

Women: Dutee Chand (100m, 200m); Kamalpreet Kaur and Seema Antil Punia (discus throw); Annu Rani (javelin throw); Bhawna Jat and Priyanka Goswami (20km walk)

Mixed 4x400m relay: Sarthak Bhambri, Alex Antony, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan and Dhanlakshmi Sekhar. pti