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A 56 member Athletics team will take field representing India at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games to be held from 19th September to 4th October. This squad includes 30 women and 26 male athletes. Recent performances of some of the athletes at the Commonwealth Games and the Federation Cup and also the current form of a few players were considered during their inclusion in the team. Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary, jumper Mayookha Johny, shot putter Omprakash Singh Karhana and all the three relay teams will undergo a final trial on 15th September in Patiala and will only be given the green light to join the squad based on a medal winning performance in these trials as decided by the selection committee.
Meanwhile India will look to win more gold this year compared to their 5 gold medal winning performances from the last Asian Games in Guangzhou which included athletes like Joseph Abraham, Preeja Sreedharan, Ashwini Akkunji, Sudha Singh, Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur and Sini Jose. India had finished 2nd in the medals table in that event with 12 overall medals.
The following is the list of athletes competing in this year’s event:
1.Manju Bala (Hammer Throw)
2.Prajusha M.A (Long Jump)
3.Arpinder Singh (Triple Jump)Gold in the 2013 Asian GrandPrix in Srilanka.
4.Vika Gowda (Discus Throw)Bronze Medalist at 2010 Asian Games.5.Tintu Luka (4X400 Metres Relay)Bronze Medalist at the 2010 Asian Games.
6.Thingalaya Siddhanth (110 Metres Hurdle)
7.Krishna Poonia (Discus Throw)Gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Bronze at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games.
8.Seema Antil (Discus Throw)Silver at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Bronze in 2010.
9. M. R. Poovamma (400metres/ 4X400metres Relay Women)
10.Sudha Singh (3000 metres Steeplechase)Gold Medalist at the 2010 Asian Games and National Record Holder.
11.Joseph Abraham (400 metre Hurdles Men)Gold winner at the 2010 Asian Games.
12.Renjith Maheshwary (Triple Jump)Bronze Medalist at 2010 Commonwealth Games and Gold Medalist at the 2007 Asian Championships.
13.Ashwini Akkunji (400 Metres Hurdles/4X400 Metres Relay)Gold at the 2010 Asian Games for Hurdles and Relay.
14.Chandrodaya Narayan Singh (Hammer Throw)Represented India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
15.Preeja Sreedharan (10000M Long Distance)Gold at the 2010 Asian Games for 10000M.
16.Kuni Mohammed (4X400 Metres Relay Men)
17.Rajiv Arokia (4X400 Metres Relay Men)
18.Sajeesh Joseph (800 metres)
19.Kheta Ram (5000M)
20.Suresh Kumar Patel (5000M)
21. Rahul Kumar Pal (10000M Long Distance)
22. Naveen Kumar (3000 metres Steeplechase)
23.Srabani Nanda (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
24.Jithu Baby (4X400 Metres Relay Men)
25.Om Prakash Karhana (Shot Put Men)National Record Holder who competed at the 2012 Olympics.
26.Jithin Paul (400 Metres Hurdles)
27.Nikhil Chittarasu (High Jump)
28.Jibin S (4X400 Metres Relay Men)
29.Irfan Kolothum Thodi (20 km walk)National Record Holder for 20 km walk and finished 10 at the 2012 Olympics.
30. P. Jaisha (1500 M)
31.Basanta Bahadur Rana (50 km walk)National record holder for 50 Km walk and 2012 Olympic Participant.
32.Saradha Narayan (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
33.Lalita Babbar (3000 metres Steeplechase)
34. Sahana Kumari (High jump)2012 Olympic Participant.
35.Mayookha Johny (Triple Jump/Long Jump) Triple Jump National Record Holder.
36.Inderjit Singh (Shotput)
37.Swapana Barman (Heptathlon)
38.Merlin K. Joseph (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
National record holder for 100m.
39.Rajinder Singh (Javelin Throw)
40.Asha Roy (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
41.Ganapathy K (20 km Walk)
42. Sandeep Kumar (50 Km Walk)
43. Sushma Devi (800 metres)
44. Annu Rani (Javelin Throw)
45. Jyothi H.M (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
46. Khushbir Kaur (20 km Walk)
47.Shantini V (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
48.Sushmita Singha Roy (Heptathlon)SIlver at the 2005 Asian Championships.
49.Sini.S (4X100 Metres Relay Women)
50. Arya.C (4X400 Metres Relay Women)
51. Priyanka Panwar (4X400 Metres Relay Women)
52. Mandeep Kaur (4X400 Metres Relay Women)
53. Debashree Majumdar (4X400 Metres Relay Women)
54.Srbani Nanda (4X100 Metres Relay Women)Bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
55. Sini.A.Markose (1500m)
56. Sandeep (4X400m Relay Men)
