The World Athletics Championship, the top of the track and the field, began in Tokyo. The fastest runners and the largest throws in the world gathered in one place to fight for the final price – the World Champion title.
At the meeting of this scale, the competition is not always about the beating of others. A real challenge is often against each other. This is the beauty of athletics – every performance is a test of personal limits.
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Take Animesh Kujur, the fastest Indian man. Perhaps he is not among the best in the world, but if he does not move his own boundaries, how will the other Indian athletes find someone to chase?
With this in mind, there are five Indians who carefully look at the World Athletics Championship:
Neera Chopra
The biggest Indian star is undoubtedly in Javelin. He led Neera Chopra, a man with a spear male will see four Indians in action. The cell’s podium may be unlikely, but the idea itself reflects how far the country has occurred in the case.
This season was unusual for Neera. He Eventually exceeded the 90 m brand With 90.23 m on Diamond League in Doho, but that was not enough to win, while Julian Weber made a better effort. Now, at the World Championship, he will also face the Olympic champion Arshad Nada and prepare a thrilling competition.
Animesh Kujur
Animesh Kujur is set to create history as the first Indian sprinter that operated 100 mm 200 m at the World Championship. It focuses on 200 m, where its personal best is 20.32 seconds.
In accumulation, his coach, Martin Owens, he told India today The aim was to absorb the atmosphere and learn as much as possible. If Animesh compared or improved his personal best in Tokyo, it would be a landmark for Indian sprinting.
Murali Sreeshankar
Long Jumper Murali Sreeshankar has one of the most remarkable stories about returning in Indian athletics. After recovering from a serious knee injury, this season he constantly built dynamics. His late increase was the victory of the Indian Open in Bhubaneswar with a jump of 8.13 m, his best jump of the year.
It can still be some distance from its peak, but its return is a strong story of durability and self -confidence.
Gulveer Singh
Indian progress is not limited to sprints. He runs at a distance, Gulveer Singh broke the records. It holds national stamps in 3000 m, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
In Tokyo, it will compete in 5000 mA 10,000 meters. The medal may be out of reach, but the improvement of his personal bests would still be a huge success at this stage of his career.
Year
Indian javelin force is not only on the side of men. Anna Rani Uttar Pradesh showed signs of return to form, in recent competitions it fits back over 60 meters. Her best this season ranks 14. Place in the world.
If he can produce the best performance in Tokyo, September, she could surprise the field.
All Indian athletes at the World Athletics Championship – (men)
- Neera Chopra (spear throwing) – The season best from 90.23 MV Diamond League in Doho, for the first time 90 meters. He won the Paris Diamond League with 88.16 m. He claimed the victory in the classics of Neera Chopra with 86.18 mA finished second in the Diamond League final with 85.01 m.
- Sachin Yadav – Gold at national games with 84.39 m, silver at Asian athletic championships with 85,16 mA 82,33 MV Neeri Chopra Classic.
- Yashvir Singh (Javelin Hour) – The best of 82.57 m at Asian athletics championships.
- Rohit Yadav – Gold on national interstate championships with 83.65 m. He also won Taiwanese athletics open with 74.42 m.
- Murali Sreeshankar (Long Jump) – He returned from the knee surgery and won the Indian Open (World Athletics Continental Tour) in Bhubaneswar with a jump of 8.13 m, the best season.
- Pret Chithraval (triple jump) – It was equal to the National Record of 17.37 m at the Federation Cup. He won silver at Asian athletic championships (16.90 m) and at the world’s university games.
- Abdulla Abobacker (Triple Jump) – Set the personal best of 17.19 m in the India Open in Bengalur in March. Since then he has not exceeded this brand.
- Sarvesh Anil Kushare (High Jump) – won the interstate championships with the best 2.24 m, 0.3 m from his personal best since 2022. He finished fifth at Asian athletic championships in Gumi.
- Gulveer Singh (5000 m, 10,000 m) – broke an Indian record of 10,000 meters with 27: 00.22 in ten in California. Set the National Indoor 5000m record with 12: 59.77 at the University of Boston. He won double gold at Asian athletics championships (5000 meters at 13: 24.77 and 10,000 MV 28: 38,63). He broke the 3000m national record with 7: 34.49 in Budapest.
- Animesh Kujur (200m) – The first Indian male Sprinter, which qualifies at the World Championship. His season 2025 was a breakthrough, with national records in 100 m and 200 m. It ran 10.18s in 100 m at a meeting in Greece and 20.32s in 200 m at Asian athletic championships in Gumi, where he won bronze despite illness.
- Tejas Shirse (110 m obstacles) – broke the national record in 60m obstacles at Elite Indoor Track Miramas. Later he suffered from the tears of hamstring and navicular bone injuries that disrupted his season. He won gold in 110m obstacles at the National International Championships with 13,60s, although a short qualifying mark 13.27s. He secured his place at the World Championship through the world ranking and debuted at this level.
- Servin Sebastian (20 km of races) – won bronze at Asian athletic championships with personal best out of 1:21:14. Also won the Indian Open Race Walk with 1: 21: 46,47.
- RAM BABOO (35 km of racing walks) – won gold at the Indian Open Race Walk with a time of 2: 32: 53.50.
- Sandeep Kumar (35 km of racing walks) – won the silver at the Indian Open Race Walk with 2: 35: 05,75.
All Indian athletes at the World Athletics Championship – (Women)
- Chaudary Hair (3000 M Steeplechase) -Thirty -year -old is constantly improving. He finished 16th at the World Championship in 2023 in Budapest with a personal best of 9: 24.29. It enters this edition with silver at Asian athletic championships and set a new national record 9: 12,46.
- DHYANI (3000m steeplechase) – At the age of 23, the Ankita identified the year 2025 for a year of escape. He switched from 5000 meters to Steeplechase and won gold at national games with 9: 53.63. She improved her PB to 9: 44,05 to the Invitational Mangrum in the US. He won silver at the World University with another PB 9: 31,99.
- Anna Rani – The Olympian missed the medal at Asian athletic championships after failed to exceed 60 meters. It regained its form before the world meeting and won gold at the Wieslaw Maniak in August with 62.59 m, almost to its personal best.
- Priyanka Goswami (35 km of racing walks) – holds a national record in a 35 km race with 2:56:34 in Dudinska 50 in Slovakia. He won gold at the Austrian championships with 10 km walks with 47:54.
- Pooja (800 m, 1500 m) – 2025 was a breakthrough year for Pooja at a medium distance. At the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, she won bronze at 800 MS personal best out of 2: 01.89 and silver in 1500 MS 4: 10,83. Double Gold won the Tai -Wan Open and at 800 ma 4: 11.63 at 1500 m. Another gold in 1500 meters added at a world continental bronze meeting in Bhubaneswar.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 13, 2025
