Sarvesh Anil Kushare became the first-ever Indian man to qualify for the final of the men’s High Jump event at the World Athletics Championships.
He cleared 2.25m in his second attempt at the qualification of the high jump in National Stadium, Tokyo to book his berth in the 13 man final on Tuesday.
It was low mark qualification as no athlete went for the automatic qualification mark of 2.30m. Reigning World Champion Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy failed to clear the 2.25m mark much to shock of the rest of the field.
Another Indian in action, Gulveer Singh finished 16th in the men’s 10000m event clocking 29:13.33. This is best ever finish by an Indian at the 10,000m event at World Championships in terms of placement with Surendra Kumar finishing 19th at the 2009 edition.
Gulveer will be in action on 19th September in the 5000m heats.
The event saw a historic finish as Jimmy Gressier of France broke the African dominance in the event to win the gold medal outpacing Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia by the barest of margins. The French clocked 28:55.77 while Kejelcha clocked 28:55.83. Andreas Almgren of Sweden took the bronze.
Indian results at World Athletics Championships 2025
Day 1 – September 13
- Men’s 35km Race Walk Final – Sandeep Kumar (Finished 23rd with timing of 2:39.15), Ram Baboo (Disqualified)
- Women’s 35km Race Walk Final – Priyanka Goswami (Finished 24th with timing of 3:05.58)
- Women’s 1500m Heats – Pooja (Finished 11th in Heat 2 with timing of 4.13.75 seconds)
Day 2 – September 14
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- Men’s High Jump Qualification – Sarvesh Kushare qualified for final with 2.25m.
Men’s 10,000m Final – Gulveer Singh finished 16th with 29:13.33. - Indians in action on Day 3 of World Athletics Championships 2025
Indians in action on Day 3 of World Athletics Championships 2025
Day 3 – September 15
- 05:45 IST – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Heats – Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
- 16:10 IST – Men’s Long Jump Qualification – Murali Sreeshankar
- 16:50 IST – Men’s 110m Hurdles Heats – Tejas Shirse
Indian Schedule at World Athletics Championships 2025
Day 4 – September 16
- 17:05 IST – Men’s High Jump Final (If qualified)
- 17:10 IST – Men’s 110m Hurdles Semi-Finals (If qualified)
- 18:35 IST – Women’s 1500m Final (If qualified)
- 18:50 IST – Men’s 110m Hurdles Final (If qualified)
Day 5 – September 17
- 15:35 IST – Men’s Triple Jump Qualification – Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker
- 15:40 IST – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group A) – Sachin Yadav, Neeraj Chopra, Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav
- 16:45 IST – Men’s 200m Heats – Animesh Kujur
- 17:15 IST – Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification (Group B)
- 17:20 IST – Men’s Long Jump Final (If qualified)
- 18:27 IST – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final (If qualified)
Day 6 – September 18
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- 15:53 IST – Men’s Javelin Throw Final (If qualified)
- 16:25 IST – Women’s 800m Heats – Pooja
- 17:32 IST – Men’s 200m Semi-Final (If qualified)
Day 7 – September 19
- 16:00 IST – Women’s Javelin Throw Qualification – Annu Rani
- 16:35 IST – Men’s 5000m Heats – Gulveer Singh
- 17:15 IST – Women’s 800m Semi-Final (If qualified)
- 17:20 IST – Men’s Triple Jump Final (If qualified)
- 18:36 IST – Men’s 200m Final (If qualified)
Day 8 – September 20
- 06:20 IST – Men’s 20km Race Walk Final – Servin Sebastian
- 17:35 IST – Women’s Javelin Throw Final (If qualified)
Day 9 – September 21
- 16:05 IST – Women’s 800m Final (If qualified)
- 16:20 IST – Men’s 5000m Final (If qualified)
Indian Squad at World Athletics Championships 2025
India has 15 men athletes and four women athletes participating at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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Men’s Team: Animesh Kujur (200m), Gulveer Singh (5,000m &10,000m), Tejas Shirse (110m hurdles), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker (Triple jump), Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav (Javelin throw), Servin Sebastian (20km race walk), Ram Baboo and Sandeep Kumar (35km race walk).
Women’s Team: Pooja (800m/1500m), Parul Chaudhary, Ankita (3000m steeplechase), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Priyanka (35km race walk).
Where to Watch the World Athletics Championships 2025?
The 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will be broadcasted by Star Sports Network in India. The event will have dedicated TV coverage for both morning and evening sessions with Star Sports 1 broadcasting the morning session from 4:00 AM to 9:00 AM IST and Star Sports Select 2 broadcasting the evening session from 2:00 PM IST.
The both sessions of the World Athletics Championships will also be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website.
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