Two-time Asian Indoor champion in men’s shot put, Tajinderpal Singh Toor from Punjab, will lead the 17-member Indian team at the 12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled to be held from February 6 to 8 in Tianjin, China. The team will leave for continental indoor meet on February 3.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the 17-member Indian contingent on Thursday that includes promising shot putter Samardeep Singh Gill.
Toor’s gold-medal winning performance at 11th Asian Indoor meet in Tehran, Iran, was 19.72m. The Punjab’s 31 years old international thrower national outdoor record is 21.77m set in 2023 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Toor was also winner of the shot put title at the 10th Asian indoor championships held in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. The Punjab’s seasoned thrower is two-time Asian Games champion.
Promising long jumper Shahnawaz Khan and experienced triple jumper Praveen Chithravel will also start their 2026 season with Asian Indoor competition in China.
Tejaswin Shankar (heptathlon) and Manikanta Hoblidhar (60m) are other prominent names in the men’s team for next month’s Asian Indoor meet.
Country’s top female sprinters Nithya Gandhe and Abhinaya Rajarajan will compete in the 60m dash in Tianjin. Moumita Mondal will compete in both 60m hurdles as well in women’s long jump.
Indian national athletics team:
Men: Manikanta Hoblidhar (60m), Tejas Shirse (60m hurdles), J Adrash Ram (high jump), CV Anurag and Shahnawaz Khan (long jump), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Samardeep Singh Gill, Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Tejaswin Shankar (heptathlon).
Women: Nithya Gandhe, Abhinaya Rajarajan (60m), Moumita Mondal and Pragyan Prasanti Sahu (60m hurdles), Pooja (high jump), Ancy Sojan and Moumita Mondal (long jump), Yogita (shot put) and KA Anamika (Pentathlon).
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