India competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 19 to 27 August 2023.
Medalists Medal Athlete Event DateNeeraj ChopraMen's javelin throw27 August
Results
India entered 28 athletes.
Neeraj Chopra qualified for Budapest 23 at the Lausanne Diamond League last year when he met the entry standard of 85.20m with a throw of 89.08m. Rohit Yadav & Tajinderpal Singh Toor, both qualified athletes for this meet, will miss out due to long-term injuries of the elbow & groin respectively. High jumper Tejaswin Shankar, women's 20 km race walk athlete Priyanka Goswami & women's 800m athlete KM Chanda qualified for this meet but have opted out due to their desire to focus on the 2023 Asian Games.
Race walker Ram Baboo, meanwhile, became the first Indian athlete to qualify for the World Athletics Championships 2023 via the world ranking route earlier this year.https://olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-championships-2023-budapest-india-athletes-qualified-list Jyothi Yarraji, Abdulla Aboobacker and Abhishek Kumar Pal achieved berths after qualifying at their area championships in Asia. Abhishek Kumar Pal, however, did not attend the event.
This year, a remarkable total of 28 Indian athletes, including a men's relay team, have qualified for the prestigious championships, marking the highest-ever representation of Indian athletes at the event.
Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKrishan Kumar800 metres 1:50.367colspan=4 Ajay Kumar Saroj 1500 metres 3:38.24 13colspan=4 Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan400 metres hurdles 50.467colspan=4 Avinash Sable3000 metres steeplechase8:22.24 7colspan=2 colspan=2 Ram Baboo35 kilometres walkcolspan=4 2:39:0727Akashdeep Singh20 kilometres walkColspan=4 1:31:1247Vikash SinghColspan=4 1:21:5827Paramjeet Singh BishtColspan=4 1:24:0235Muhammed AnasAmoj JacobRajesh RameshMuhammed Ajmal Variyathodi4 × 400 metres relay2:59.05 2 QColspan=2 2:59.925
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePosition Sarvesh Kushare High jump2.22m20colspan=2 Murali SreeshankarLong jump7.74m22colspan=2 Jeswin Aldrin8.00m12 q7.77m11Praveen ChithravelTriple jump16.38m20colspan=2 Abdulla Aboobacker16.61m15colspan=2 Eldhose Paul15.59m29colspan=2 Neeraj ChopraJavelin throw88.77m 1 Q88.17mD.P. Manu81.31m6 q84.11m6Kishore Jena80.55m9 q84.77m 5
Women
Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankJyothi Yarraji100 metres hurdles13.05 7colspan=4 Parul Chaudhary3000 metres steeplechase9:24.29 5 Qcolspan=29.15.31 11Bhawna Jat20 kilometres walkcolspan=4 Withdrawn due to absence at doping tests
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionShaili SinghLong jump6.40m24colspan=2 Annu RaniJavelin throw57.05m19colspan=2
References
External links India Results Budapest 23|World Athletics Championship