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Neeraj to lead India in World Championships
Millennium Post Kolkata
|Kolkata 01 September 2025
Three miss chance due to medical issues despite qualification
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NEW DELHI: Led by star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India on Sunday named a 19-member team for the World Athletics Championships to be held in Tokyo from September 13-21.
For the first time in the country's history, India will have four men's javelin throwers in the showpiece with Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav also making the cut, along with two-time Olympic medallist Chopra.
In the last edition also, four Indians had qualified but Rohit was forced to pull out due to an injury.
This story is from the Kolkata 01 September 2025 edition of Millennium Post Kolkata.
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