Indian Athletics Series 9 & 10, which served as the qualification competitions for the upcoming U20 World Athletics Championships 2026, were held ahead of the event scheduled from 5–9 August 2026 at Hayward Field, University of Oregon, in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

The national federation, AFI, had specifically mentioned the events that would serve as qualifiers through both competitions. Indian Series 9 was designated as the qualifying event for the 1500m, 3000m, 5000m, 3000m Steeplechase, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Hammer Throw, and Javelin Throw.

Meanwhile, Indian Series 10 served as the qualifier for the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 110mH/100mH, 400mH, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, and Triple Jump.

Including both competitions, a total of 20 athletes managed to achieve or better the qualification standards set by World Athletics and published on its official website.

World U20 Qualification Standards Achieved at Indian Series 9 & 10

Men

  1. Uwin Anand – 800m – 1:49.93 (PB)
  2. Mogali Venkatram Reddy – 800m – 1:48.77
  3. Basant – High Jump – 2.19m
  4. Ambriesh K. – High Jump – 2.12m (PB)
  5. Shahnavaz Khan – Long Jump – 8.17m
  6. Jithin Arjunan R.C. – Long Jump – 8.12m (PB)
  7. Sandeep Vinodkumar – 110m Hurdles – 13.63 (PB)
  8. Fasalul Haque – 110m Hurdles – 13.76
  9. Dharanidharan T. – Javelin Throw – 73.42m (PB)
  10. Ashish Yadav – Javelin Throw – 72.27m
  11. Nishchay – Discus Throw – 59.12m
  12. Amit – 400m Hurdles – 51.58s
  13. Sahil Raj – 400m Hurdles – 52.72s
  14. Ranjith Kumar S. – 400m – 47.26s

Women

  1. Pooja – High Jump – 1.81m
  2. Nipam – 100m – 11.75s
  3. Tanu Chaudhary – 400m Hurdles – 59.15s (PB)
  4. Poonam – Javelin Throw – 52.16m (PB)
  5. Thiya A.K. – 400m – 55.02s
  6. Anshu – Shot Put – 15.92m

It should be noted that this is not the final team, as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has revised the qualification standards published on its website.

Also, this list includes only the top two performers in each event. For example, in the men’s 110m hurdles and men’s javelin throw, multiple athletes achieved the qualification standards, but only the top two performers have been included here.

The final decision regarding team selection rests with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).