World Athletics Championships 2019 Preview
The seventeenth edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 is all set to commence from 27th September in Doha, Qatar up to October 6.
However, it may be a less illustrious event for India, with some of the country’s top athletes and medal hopefuls like Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), Hima Das (400m individual and relay), Saritaben Gaikwad, and Tejaswin Shankar (high jump) giving it a miss owing to injuries.
As a result, the onus will be on the likes of Dutee Chand and Archana Suseendran, both of whom were invited to the biennial event based on their World Rankings and not their recent performances, to deliver results.
The 4x400m relay teams (men, women and mixed) rank amongst the top medal prospects of the country.
Indian Squad
A 27-member squad, the largest ever sent by the country, comprising of 16 men and 9 women athletes will represent India at the World Athletics Championships 2019. Here’s the complete list of Indian athletes participating in the World Athletics Championships 2019:
Jabir MP (400m Hurdles), Jinson Johnson (1500m), Avinash Sable (3000m Steeplechase), KT Irfan and Devender Singh (20km Race Walk), Gopi T (Marathon), Sreeshankar M (Long Jump), Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (Shot Put), Shivpal Singh (Javelin Throw), Muhammed Anas, Nirmal Noah Tom, Alex Antony, Amoj Jacob, KS Jeevan, Dharun Ayyasamy and Harsh Kumar (4x400m Men’s & Mixed Relay).
India’s History at World Athletics Championships
India has failed to win a medal at the biennial athletics meet for over 16 years. It was back in 2003 when Anju Bobby George won the country’s last medal at the event, a bronze in the women’s long jump.
While winning medals will be on the minds, the athletes’ real motivation to give their best will be to achieve the qualification standards for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Until 2019, only one Indian athlete, KT Irfan of the 20km race walk, has been successful in achieving the feat.
If they are unable to qualify directly at the 2019 World Championships, the athletes would have to register a strong performance in the remaining competitions to boost their world rankings if they are to make it to Tokyo next year.
Where to Watch World Championships 2019?
The World Athletics Championships 2019 event will be broadcasted live on STAR Sports India and streamed online on Hotstar.
World Athletics Championships 2019 Schedule
Here is the complete IAAF World Championships 2019 with Indians in action:
Day 1, September 27 (Friday)
Day one will commence with long jumper M Sreeshankar representing India in the qualification round. The last event for the day will see India’s JM Pilayil and Dharun Ayyasamy taking part in the 400m hurdles heats.
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:00 M Long Jump Qualification M Sreeshankar
19:05 M 100 Metres Preliminary Round
19:10 W Hammer Qualification Group A
19:40 W 800 Metres Heats
20:00 W Pole Vault Qualification
20:35 M 100 Metres Heats
20:40 W Hammer Throw Qualification Group B
21:10 W High Jump Qualification
21:30 W 3000 Metres Heats
Steeplechase
21:55 M Triple Jump Qualification
22:25 M 5000 Metres Heats
23:00 M 400 Metres Heats Dharun Ayyasamy,
Hurdles JM Pilayil
02:29 W Marathon Final
(28 SEP)
Day 2, September 28 (Saturday)
Day two will see sprinter Dutee Chand in action in the 100 metres heats. The much-talked-about 4×400 metres mixed relay team will also be in action on the day.
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
18:45 M Discus Throw Qualification Group A
19:00 W 100 Metres Heats Dutee Chand
19:35 M 800 Metres Heats
20:00 M Pole Vault Qualification
20:15 M Discus Throw Qualification Group B
20:35 M 400 Metres Semi final
Hurdles
21:15 M 100 Metres Semi final
21:45 W 800 Metres Semi Final
21:55 W Hammer Throw Final
22:30 X 4×400 Metres Heats Indian Team
Relay
23:10 M Long Jump Final
23:40 W 10,000 Metres Final
00:45 M 100 Metres Final
(29 SEP)
02:00 M 50 Kilometres Race Walk Final
(29 SEP)
02:00 W 50 Kilometres Race Walk Final
(29 SEP)
Day 3, September 29 (Sunday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
22:35 M 200 Metres Heats
23:10 W Pole Vault Final
23:50 W 100 Metres Semi final
00:15 M Triple Jump Final
(30 SEP)
00:25 M 800 Metres Semi final
(30 SEP)
01:05 X 4×400 Metres Final
(30 SEP) Relay
01:50 W 100 Metres Final
(30 SEP)
02:00 W 20 Kilometres Race Walk Final
(30 SEP)
Day 4, September 30 (Monday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:00 W Javelin Throw Qualification Annu Rani
Group A
19:35 W 200 Metres Heats Archana Suseendran
20:30 W Javelin Throw Qualification Annu Rani
Group B
20:50 W 400 Metres Heats Anjali Devi
22:35 M 110 Metres Hurdles Heats
23:00 W High Jump Final
23:20 M 200 Metres Semi final
23:50 M 5000 Metres Final
23:55 M Discus Throw Final
00:20 W 3000 Metres Final
Steeplechase
(1 OCT)
00:40 W 800 Metres Final
(1 OCT)
01:10 M 400 Metres Final
Hurdles
(1 OCT)
Day 5, October 1 (Tuesday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:00 M Hammer Throw Qualification Group A
19:05 M 400 Metres Heats
19:20 M High Jump Qualification
20:00 W 400 Metres Heats
Hurdles
20:30 M Hammer Throw Qualification Group B
20:45 M 3000 Metres Heats Avinash Sable
Steeplechase
22:35 M Pole Vault Final
23:20 W 400 Metres Semi final
23:50 W Javelin Throw Final
00:05 W 200 Metres Semi final
(2 OCT)
00:40 M 800 Metres Final
(2 OCT)
01:10 M 200 Metres Final
(2 OCT)
Day 6, October 2 (Wednesday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:05 M 100 Metres Decathlon
19:15 W Shot Put Qualification
19:35 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heptathlon
20:00 M Long Jump Decathlon
20:05 W 1500 Metres Heats P.U. Chithra
20:30 W Discus Throw Qualification Group A
20:45 W High Jump Heptathlon
20:55 W 5000 Metres Heats
21:20 M Shot Put Decathlon
21:55 W Discus Throw Qualification Group B
22:35 M 110 Metres Hurdles Semi final
23:00 W Shot Put Heptathlon
23:05 M 400 Metres Semi final
23:10 M High Jump Decathlon
23:35 W 400 Metres Hurdles Semi final
00:10 M Hammer Throw Final
(3 OCT)
00:20 W 200 Metres Heptathlon
(3 OCT)
01:05 W 200 Metres Final
(3 OCT)
01:25 M 110 Metres Hurdles Final
(3 OCT)
01:45 M 400 Metres Decathlon
(3 OCT)
Day 7, October 3 (Thursday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:05 M 110 Metres Hurdles Decathlon
19:10 W Triple Jump Qualification
20:00 M Discus Throw Decathlon Group A
20:45 W Long Jump Heptathlon
21:05 M Discus Throw Decathlon Group B
21:35 M Pole Vault Decathlon Group A
21:50 M Shot Put Qualification Group A Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
22:35 M Pole Vault Decathlon Group B
22:40 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon
23:10 M Shot Put Qualification Group B Tejinder Pal Singh Toor
00:30 M 1500 Metres Heats Jinson Johnson
(4 OCT)
00:35 M Javelin Throw Decathlon Group A
(4 OCT)
01:05 W Shot Put Final
(4 OCT)
01:30 W 1500 Metres Semi final
(4 OCT)
01:40 M Javelin Throw Decathlon Group B
(4 OCT)
02:20 W 400 Metres Final
(4 OCT)
02:35 W 800 Metres Heptathlon
(4 OCT)
02:55 M 1500 Metres Decathlon
(4 OCT)
Day 8, October 4 (Friday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
22:40 M 1500 Metres Semi final
22:45 M High Jump Final
23:10 W 4×100 Metres Relay Heats
23:30 W Discus Throw Final
23:35 M 4×100 Metres Relay Heats
00:00 W 400 Metres Hurdles Final
(5 OCT)
00:15 M 3000 Metres Final
(5 OCT) Steeplechase
00:50 M 400 Metres Final
(5 OCT)
02:00 M 20 Kilometres Final Irfan Thodi, Devender Singh
(5 OCT) Race Walk
Day 9, October 5 (Saturday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
19:00 M Javelin Throw Qualification Group A Shivpal Singh
19:45 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heats
20:20 W Long Jump Qualification
20:30 M Javelin Throw Qualification Group B Shivpal Singh
22:25 W 4×400 Metres Relay Heats Indian Team
22:35 M Shot Put Final
22:55 M 4×400 Metres Relay Heats Indian Team
23:05 W Triple Jump Final
23:25 W 1500 Metres Final
23:55 W 5000 Metres Final
00:35 W 4×100 Metres Relay Final
(6 OCT)
00:45 M 4×100 Metres Relay Final
(6 OCT)
02:29 M Marathon Final Thonakal Gopi
(6 OCT)
Day 10, October 6 (Sunday)
TIME(IST) | SEX | EVENT | ROUND | INDIANS IN ACTION
21:35 W 100 Metres Hurdles Semi final
21:45 W Long Jump Final
22:10 M 1500 Metres Final
22:25 M Javelin Throw Final
22:30 M 10,000 Metres Final
23:20 W 100 Metres Hurdles Final
23:45 W 4×400 Metres Relay Final
00:00 M 4×400 Metres Relay Final
(7 OCT)
