Apart from Yarraji and Shaili Singh and the 4x400 mixed relay team, many other top Indian athletes are hoping to make the qualifications for the Paris Olympics in the four-day event to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana .
While Neeraj Chopra, who has already qualified for the Olympics, will rule out the intermediate stage, Kishore Kumar Jena, the other Indian who surpassed the Olympic qualification mark in javelin throw, has been included in the list to participate in Panchkula.
This will be the last chance for Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics at home.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has high hopes for the mixed relay team and AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said, "The 4x400m mixed relay team has a good chance of qualifying for the Olympic Games. Paris". Sumariwalla expressed his views during the pre-event press conference in Panchkula on Wednesday.
James Hillier, director of athletics at Reliance Foundation, said of the preparations: “The interstate is a really important tournament because it will serve as a selection test for the Olympic Games for all athletes who have not automatically qualified. “It will be the last chance for some of our best athletes like Jyothi Yarraji, Tejas Shirse, Gulveer Singh and Kartik Kumar to qualify for the Paris Olympics.”
Reliance Foundation athletes are gearing up to take the final step towards qualifying for the 2024 Olympics with 49 athletes from the organization seen in action in Panchkula.
Hillier has high hopes for Tejas Shirse and Gulveer besides Jyothi.
"Tejas broke the national record this year and is definitely someone to watch out for. Gulveer and Kartik have also done very well and Gulveer broke the national record in a couple of events. The Interstate presents them with an opportunity to secure their qualification for the Paris Games,” the Reliance Foundation said in a statement.
Top athletes like Jyothi Yarraji, Tejas Shirse and Amlan Borgohain will start their domestic season on a high note after their impressive performances in Europe on a training and acclimatization tour.
Tejas broke the 7-year-old national record (set by Siddhanth Thingalaya in 2017) with an effort of 13.41s in the men's 110m hurdles during the Motonet GP Jyvaskyla, Finland and went on to finish second at a World Athletics Meet. in Geneva last week with a time of 13.60 s.
Jyothi equaled her personal best and national record of 12.78 seconds during the Motonet GP in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in the women's 100m hurdles, despite hitting the final hurdle hard in a very impressive display.
Both will aspire to surpass the automatic qualification mark for the Olympic Games.
After multiple podium finishes in 100 and 200 meter events during international competitions and improving his personal best three times in a row during the Motonet GP in Jyvaskyla, Finland, Animesh Kujur enters the event as one of the favorites in sprint races .
Animesh set a new personal best in 100m with 10.39s and backed it up at the XXVI Ciudad de Salamanca Athletics Trophy with a time of 20.59s in 200m and 10.27s in 100m. Animesh also bagged a bronze medal in 20.79s in the 200m at the BRICS Games 2024. Animesh's recent performance in Europe also made him the fastest Indian runner outside of Indian soil in the sprint events. .
Endurance athlete Gulveer Singh broke the 5,000m national record that had been held by Avinash Sable during the Portland Track and Field Festival with a blistering time of 13:18.92. Gulveer broke the 16-year-old national record in the 10,000m event by 20 seconds during the JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano (USA) with a remarkable time of 27:41.81. The previous record was set by Surendra Singh in 2008. He is expected to face a tough challenge from Sable, who is also hoping to qualify in the 5,000m.
Young javelin throwers Vikrant Malik and Sahil Silwal will try to give a boost to fellow RF athlete and title favorite Kishore Kumar Jena in the javelin throw event.
Kishore, who has already reached the mark of direct qualification for the Paris Olympics, will try to stamp his authority to ensure that he is included in the final Indian team for the Paris Olympics.
While Neeraj Chopra, who has already qualified for the Olympics, will rule out the intermediate stage, Kishore Kumar Jena, the other Indian who surpassed the Olympic qualification mark in javelin throw, has been included in the list to participate in Panchkula.
This will be the last chance for Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics at home.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has high hopes for the mixed relay team and AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said, "The 4x400m mixed relay team has a good chance of qualifying for the Olympic Games. Paris". Sumariwalla expressed his views during the pre-event press conference in Panchkula on Wednesday.
James Hillier, director of athletics at Reliance Foundation, said of the preparations: “The interstate is a really important tournament because it will serve as a selection test for the Olympic Games for all athletes who have not automatically qualified. “It will be the last chance for some of our best athletes like Jyothi Yarraji, Tejas Shirse, Gulveer Singh and Kartik Kumar to qualify for the Paris Olympics.”
Reliance Foundation athletes are gearing up to take the final step towards qualifying for the 2024 Olympics with 49 athletes from the organization seen in action in Panchkula.
Hillier has high hopes for Tejas Shirse and Gulveer besides Jyothi.
"Tejas broke the national record this year and is definitely someone to watch out for. Gulveer and Kartik have also done very well and Gulveer broke the national record in a couple of events. The Interstate presents them with an opportunity to secure their qualification for the Paris Games,” the Reliance Foundation said in a statement.
Top athletes like Jyothi Yarraji, Tejas Shirse and Amlan Borgohain will start their domestic season on a high note after their impressive performances in Europe on a training and acclimatization tour.
Tejas broke the 7-year-old national record (set by Siddhanth Thingalaya in 2017) with an effort of 13.41s in the men's 110m hurdles during the Motonet GP Jyvaskyla, Finland and went on to finish second at a World Athletics Meet. in Geneva last week with a time of 13.60 s.
Jyothi equaled her personal best and national record of 12.78 seconds during the Motonet GP in Jyvaskyla, Finland, in the women's 100m hurdles, despite hitting the final hurdle hard in a very impressive display.
Both will aspire to surpass the automatic qualification mark for the Olympic Games.
After multiple podium finishes in 100 and 200 meter events during international competitions and improving his personal best three times in a row during the Motonet GP in Jyvaskyla, Finland, Animesh Kujur enters the event as one of the favorites in sprint races .
Animesh set a new personal best in 100m with 10.39s and backed it up at the XXVI Ciudad de Salamanca Athletics Trophy with a time of 20.59s in 200m and 10.27s in 100m. Animesh also bagged a bronze medal in 20.79s in the 200m at the BRICS Games 2024. Animesh's recent performance in Europe also made him the fastest Indian runner outside of Indian soil in the sprint events. .
Endurance athlete Gulveer Singh broke the 5,000m national record that had been held by Avinash Sable during the Portland Track and Field Festival with a blistering time of 13:18.92. Gulveer broke the 16-year-old national record in the 10,000m event by 20 seconds during the JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano (USA) with a remarkable time of 27:41.81. The previous record was set by Surendra Singh in 2008. He is expected to face a tough challenge from Sable, who is also hoping to qualify in the 5,000m.
Young javelin throwers Vikrant Malik and Sahil Silwal will try to give a boost to fellow RF athlete and title favorite Kishore Kumar Jena in the javelin throw event.
Kishore, who has already reached the mark of direct qualification for the Paris Olympics, will try to stamp his authority to ensure that he is included in the final Indian team for the Paris Olympics.
