Asian Athletics C’ships: Sreeshankar, Toor, Yarraji lead Indian charge in Bangkok

The delayed 2022 Asian Games has resulted in a packed athletics schedule for many of the continent’s biggest talents. The quadrennial event, which was scheduled to take place in China last year, was delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Because of that, the end of the 2023 season is a hectic one with a flurry of competitions starting from the Asian Athletics Championships, followed by the World Championships just a few days later.

With a busy schedule ahead of them, Neeraj Chopra and Avinash Sable have decided to skip the Asian Athletics Championships, which begins on Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand and end on July 16. Many other top athletes from Asia are also likely to skip the meet to focus on the World Championships.

Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav have withdrawn from the event to focus on their fitness ahead of the World Athletics Championships which gets underway days after the Asian championships. Also absent is Jeswin Aldrin who is recovering from weakness after a bout of Covid-19.

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Indian contingent at Bengaluru airport, all set for the Asian Athletics Championships schedule to be held at Bangkok from July...

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