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Who is lead 37-member athletics team for Commonwealth Games(CWG) 2022?
A)
Bajrang Punia
B)
PV Sindhu
C)
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
D)
Neeraj Chopra

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Neeraj Chopra



The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Thursday(16th June 2022) named a 37-member Indian athletics team, to be led by Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, with the selection committee picking the athletes on expected lines with no major surprises.
 
Out of the 37 picked by the selection committee of the AFI, 18 are women, with the likes of star sprinters Hima Das and Dutee Chand getting their berths through the women's 4x100m relay team.
 
The selectors also named a men's 4x400m relay team.
 
AFI president Adille Sumariwalla said that the selected athletes, except for those who have been asked to prove form and fitness and who are competing abroad, will train in Chula Vista in USA ahead of the July 28 to August 8 CWG and their visas are awaited.
 
The India team also has the likes of Avinash Sable, who broke his own 3000m steeplechase national record for the eighth time recently, as well as Jyothi Yarraji, who broke her own 100m hurdles NR twice last month.
 
It also has Aishwarya Babu, who smashed her own triple jump national record with a stunning 14.14m effort during the recent National Inter-State Championships in Chennai..

Source : India Times

Published On : June 20, 2022
Category : Sports
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