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4. Race Walkers
Irfan during his record-breaking walk where he became first race walker to break the top 10.
Before the rise of the javelin throwers, race walkers were the most promising prospect for Indian track and field. It all started with KT Irfan's Top 10 finish at London 2012 that paved the way for success for the race walkers in both male and female sections and all the three disciplines. The 20km discipline is the most mouth-watering for a chance of success. While a podium maybe far-fetched, a top 5 performance or a double top 15 accomplishment is highly possible with India already recording sub 15 ranks in succession. KT Irfan,who is one of the only two track and field athletes to be included in TOPS, and Manish Singh have both continued their pre-Olympic form and performed well in 2017 and have their bests within a minute of the reigning Olympic Champion, which is nothing in long distance.
