By Sushant Singh

A 72-member athletics squad has been finalized to represent India at the upcoming Asian Games 2026.

Although this is the final squad, some athletes have been included based on their performances despite not having achieved the qualification standard or having finished third in the qualification process.

The federation has requested the inclusion of their names with the hope that they will achieve the qualification standard in upcoming competitions before the Asian Games.

Here is India’s 72-member Athletics squad for the Asian Games 2026:

Throws

  1. Karanveer – Shot Put
  2. Tajinderpal Singh Toor – Shot Put
  3. Manpreet Kaur – Shot Put
  4. Krishna Jayashankar – Shot Put
  5. Rohit Yadav – Javelin
  6. Neeraj Chopra – javelin
  7. Annu Rani – Javelin
  8. Damneet Singh – Hammer Throw
  9. Parveen Kumar – Hammer Throw
  10. Anushka Yadav – Hammer Throw
  11. Tanya Choudhary – Hammer Throw
  12. Seema – Discus Throw
  13. Sanya Yadav – Discus Throw

Middle & Long Distance

  1. Mohd. Afsal – 800m
  2. Krishan Kumar – 800m
  3. Gowthami Jayaraman – 800m
  4. Parul Chaudhary – 1500/3000m SC/5000m
  5. Gulveer Singh – 5000/10,000m
  6. Avinash Sable – 3000m SC

Jumps

  1. Sarvesh Kushare – High Jump
  2. Aadarsh Ram – High Jump
  3. Pooja – High Jump
  4. Supriya B – High Jump
  5. Murali Sreeshankar – Long Jump
  6. Shahnavaz Khan – Long Jump
  7. Ancy Sojan – Long Jump
  8. Shaili Singh – Long Jump
  9. Praveen Chithravel – Triple Jump
  10. Kartik Unnikrishnan – Triple Jump
  11. I.Asha Ilango – Triple Jump
  12. Niharika Vashist – Triple Jump
  13. Dev Meena – Pole Vault
  14. Kuldeep Yadav – Pole Vault
  15. Sindhushree G – Pole Vault
  16. Baranica Elangovan – Pole Vault

Hurdles

  1. Tejas Shirse – 110m Hurdles
  2. Jyothi Yarraji – 100m Hurdles
  3. Nandhini K – 100m Hurdles
  4. Yashas P – 400m H
  5. Santhosh T – 400m H
  6. Vithya Ramraj – 400m H/4x400m Relay
  7. Anu R – 400m H

Race Walk

  1. Manju Rani – Racewalk Marathon
  2. Priyanka Goswami – Racewalk Marathon

Combined Events

  1. Thowfeeq N – Decathlon
  2. Tejaswin Shankar – Decathlon
  3. Pooja – Heptathlon
  4. Anamika K – Heptathlon

Sprints & Relays

  1. Gurindervir Singh – 100/4x100m Mixed Relay
  2. Animesh Kujur – 100/200/4x100m Mixed Relay
  3. Harita Bhadra – 200m/4x100m Mixed
  4. Unnathi Bollanda – 200m/4x100m Mixed

Men’s 400m / 4x400m Relay

  1. Vishal TK – 400m/4x400m Relay
  2. Rajesh Ramesh – 400m/4x400m Relay
  3. Manu TS – 4x400m Relay/4x400m Mixed Relay
  4. Dharamveer Chaudhary – 4x400m Relay
  5. Jay Kumar – 4x400m Relay/4x400m Mixed Relay
  6. Mohammed Ashfaq – 4x400m Relay

Women’s 400m / 4x400m Relay

  1. Prachi – 400m/4x400m Relay
  2. Kiran Pahal – 400m/4x400m Relay
  3. Neeru Pathak – 4x400m Relay
  4. Rashdeep Kaur – 4x400m Relay/ Mixed 4x400m Relay
  5. Ansa babu – 4x400m Relay/Mixed 4x400m Relay
  6. Poovamma – 4x400m Relay
  7. Saloni Nagar – 4x400m Relay

4x100m Relay / Mixed 4x100m Relay

  1. Pranav Gurav – 4x100m Mixed
  2. Sneha SS – 4x100m Relay/ Mixed 4x100m Relay
  3. Tamanna – 4x100m Relay/ Mixed 4x100m Relay
  4. Sudeshna Shivankar – 4x100m Relay
  5. Nithya Gandhe – 4x100m Relay
  6. Srabani Nanda – 4x100m Relay
  7. Abinaya Rajarajan – 4x100m Relay

    Please note that this is not the final list; additional names are expected to be added later.

    The current athletics squad is expected to be expanded further, with two marathon runners likely to be added to the contingent:

    Kartik Karkera

    Sawan Barwal

    The following middle-distance runners are also expected to be included, among others:

    Ankita Dhyani – 3000m Steeplechase

    Pooja – 800m

    Yoonus Shah – 1500m