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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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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
20:40Â Â Â Â Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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) |Â SEX Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â ROUNDÂ Â | Â Â 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) |Â SEXÂ Â | Â EVENT Â Â Â Â | Â Â Â Â Â ROUNDÂ Â Â | Â Â Â Â INDIANS IN ACTION
22:40       M 1500 Metres      Semi final
22:45       M High Jump        Final
23:10      W 4×100 Metres Relay Heats
23:30Â Â Â Â Â Â 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)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Steeplechase
00:50       M 400 Metres        Final
(5 OCT)
02:00       M 20 Kilometres       Final Irfan Thodi, Devender Singh
(5 OCT) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Race Walk
Day 9, October 5 (Saturday)
TIME(IST)Â |Â SEX Â Â |Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â Â | Â Â Â Â ROUNDÂ Â Â | Â Â 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
22:35Â Â Â Â Â Â 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) Â |Â Â SEXÂ Â Â |Â Â Â Â Â EVENTÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â Â Â ROUNDÂ Â Â Â Â |Â Â Â 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)