A total of 19 Indian athletes will be in action as the upcoming World Athletics Championships 2025 kicks off from 13th September in Tokyo.
Apart from defending World champion Neeraj Chopra, who qualified by wild card in the men’s javelin throw, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh will join him in the men’s javelin throw making it a first for the nation at Athletic Worlds. At the 2023 World Championships, three Indians participated in the Javelin event and made it to the finals with Neeraj winning a historic gold and Kishore Kumar Jena and DP Manu finishing in top six.
Parul Chaudhary (women’s 3000m steeplechase), Gulveer Singh (men’s 5000m), and Praveen Chithravel (men’s Triple jump) are the other Indians who qualified by breaching the qualification standards.
Sprinter Animesh Kujur created history by becoming the first-ever Indian man to run in a sprint race at the World Athletics Championships after he qualified via rankings in the men’s 200m. He is the current national holder in both 100m and 200m events.
Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali did the unthinkable and qualified by barest of the margins after returning from a knee surgery and playing just five competitions in the season. His jump of 8.06m at the Inter-State was good enough to push him to the 36th spot and the last spot in the rankings.
Indian Squad at World Athletics Championships 2025
India has 15 men athletes and four women athletes participating at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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).
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Women’s Team: Pooja (800m/1500m), Parul Chaudhary, Ankita (3000m steeplechase), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Priyanka (35km race walk).
Indian Schedule at World Athletics Championships 2025
Day 1 – September 13
• 04:30 IST – Men’s 35km Race Walk Final – Ram Baboo, Sandeep Kumar
• 04:30 IST – Women’s 35km Race Walk Final – Priyanka Goswami
• 16:20 IST – Women’s 1500m Heats – Pooja
Day 2 – September 14
• 15:10 IST – Men’s High Jump Qualification – Sarvesh Kushare
• 17:35 IST – Women’s 1500m Semi-Finals (If qualified)
• 18:00 IST – Men’s 10,000m Final – Gulveer Singh
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
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
• 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)
• 18:15 IST – Men’s 800m 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)
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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.
