Sprinter Hima Das in World Championship Team

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: The Athletics Federation of India selection committee on Monday picked a 25-member national team including 16 men and nine women for the IAAF World Championships to be held in Doha, Qatar from September 27. Sprinter’s from Assam Hima Das is also the part of the team and she will participate in the 4X400mts relay.

The team: Men– Jabir MP (400m Hurdles), Jinson Johnson (1500m), Avinash Sable (3000m Steeplechase), KT Irfan and Devender Singh (20km Race Walk), Gopi T (Marathon),Sreeshankar M (Long Jump), Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (Shot Put), Shivpal Singh (Javelin Throw), MuhammedAnas, Nirmal Noah Tom, Alex Antony, Amoj Jacob, KS Jeevan, DharunAyyasamy and Harsh Kumar (4x400m Men’s & MixedRelay).

Women– PU Chitra (1500m), Annu Rani (Javelin Throw), Hima Das, Vismaya VK, Poovamma MR, Jisna Mathew, Revathi V, SubhaVenkatsan, Vithya R (4x400m Women & Mixed Relay).

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