World Athletics Championships begins in Eugene

The World Athletics Championships begins in Eugene on 15th July. The tournament will continue till the 24th of July.

The 2022 Championships is the 18th edition and the US is hosting the most prestigious event for the first time. The 10-day grand sporting event will host 2,000 athletes representing more than 200 nations.

For India, Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra will lead the country’s charge, heading a strong contingent that will include - Tajinderpal Singh Toor



(Men’s Shot Put), Kamalpreet Kaur (Women’s Discus Throw), Priyanka Goswami (Women’s 20km Race Walk), Rahul Rohilla (Men’s 20km Race Walk), Sandeep Kumar (Men’s 20km Race Walk), Murali Sreeshankar (Men’s Long Jump), Jeswin Aldrin (Men’s Long Jump), Abdulla Aboobacker (Men’s Triple Jump), Avinash Sable (Men’s 3000m Steeplechase), Praveen Chitravel (Men’s Triple Jump), Seema Punia (Women’s discus throw) along with a team for the men’s 4×400 relay and more.