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Xtra Time Web Desk: Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will lead India’s 37 member athletics contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting next month from July 28 to August 8. The Athletics Federation of India on Thursday announced the contingent for CWG 2022.

AFI president Adille Sumariwalla expressed confidence that the squad would deliver quality performances. Although selected, some of the athletes will have to prove their form and fitness before the Birmingham Games.

Here is the Full Indian Athletics Squad for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games –

Women:

100m - Dhanalakshmi

100m Hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji

Shot Put - Manpreet Kaur

Discus Throw - Navjeet Kaur, Seema Punia

Javelin Throw - Annu Rani, Shilpa Rani

Hammer Throw - Manju Bala Devi, Sarita R Singh

Long Jump - Aiswarya B, Ancy Sojan

Triple Jump - Aiswarya B

10Km Walk - Bhavana Jat, Priyanka Goswamy

4x100m Relay - Dhanalakshmi, Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Srabani Nanda, Jilna MV, Simi NS

Men:

3000m Steeplechase - Avinash Sable

Marathon - Nitender Rawat

Shot Put- Tejender Singh Toor

Javelin Throw - Neeraj Chopra, Manu Dp, Rohit Yadav

Long Jump - Sreeshankar, Muhmmed Anees

Triple Jump - Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chitravel, Eldhose Paul

10Km Walk - Sandeep Kumar, Amit

4x400m Relay- Amoj Jacob, Noah Nirmal Tom, Arokia Rajiv, Muhammed Ajmal, Naganathan Pandi, Rajesh Remesh