World Athletics Championship 2025: India Athletes Schedule, Live Streaming and Telecast, Full List of Participants

India is fielding a 19-member squad (14 men and 5 women) at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13 to 21, with strong medal hopes and participation across 15 events.

The campaign is headlined by Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra, as India aims to build on its growing global track and field profile.

India World Athletics Championships 2025 Representatives

Javelin Throw (Men): Neeraj Chopra (defending world champion), Sachin Yadav, Yashvir Singh, Rohit Yadav. This marks the first time India has entered four athletes in a single event at the World Championships, dramatically increasing medal prospects.

Javelin Throw (Women): Annu Rani, Asian Games champion, will be a key contender.

Sprinter: Animesh Kujur, the first Indian ever to qualify for the men's 200m at Worlds, after breaking national sprint records this year.

Long Jump (Men): Murali Sreeshankar, unbeaten in five competitions since his injury comeback.

Triple Jump (Men): Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker.

High Jump (Men): Sarvesh Kushare.

Distance & Race Walks: Gulveer Singh (5,000m & 10,000m), Pooja (800m & 1500m), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase), Servin Sebastian, Ram Baboo, Sandeep Kumar (race walks), Priyanka Goswami (35km race walk), Ankita Dhyani (steeplechase), Tejas Shirse (110m hurdles).

India Full list of Participants

Athlete	Event(s)	Gender
Neeraj Chopra	Men's Javelin Throw	Male
Sachin Yadav	Men's Javelin Throw	Male
Yashvir Singh	Men's Javelin Throw	Male
Rohit Yadav	Men's Javelin Throw	Male
Annu Rani	Women's Javelin Throw	Female
Animesh Kujur	Men's 200m Sprint	Male
Murali Sreeshankar	Men's Long Jump	Male
Praveen Chithravel	Men's Triple Jump	Male
Abdulla Aboobacker	Men's Triple Jump	Male
Sarvesh Kushare	Men's High Jump	Male
Tejas Shirse	Men's 110m Hurdles	Male
Parul Chaudhary	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	Female
Ankita Dhyani	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	Female
Priyanka Goswami	Women's 35km Race Walk	Female
Servin Sebastian	Men's 20km Race Walk	Male
Ram Baboo	Men's 35km Race Walk	Male
Sandeep Kumar	Men's 35km Race Walk	Male
Gulveer Singh	Men's 5000m and 10,000m	Male
Pooja	Women's 800m and 1500m	Female

India Athletes Schedule in World Athletics Championship

The India contingent's schedule for the World Athletics Championship is -

Date	Time	Event	Athlete(s)
Sep 13	4:00 am	Men's 35km Race Walk	Ram Baboo, Sandeep Kumar
Sep 13	4:00 am	Women's 35km Race Walk	Priyanka Goswami
Sep 13	4:30 pm	Women's 1500m, Heat 2	Pooja
Sep 14	3:10 pm	Men's High Jump, Qualification	Sarvesh Kushare
Sep 14	5:37 pm	Women's 1500m, Semifinals (Subject)	Pooja
Sep 14	6:00 pm	Men's 10,000m	Gulveer Singh
Sep 15	7:00 am	Women's 3000m Steeplechase, Heats	Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
Sep 15	4:10 pm	Men's Long Jump, Qualification	Murali Sreeshankar
Sep 15	4:53 pm	Men's 110m Hurdles, Heats	Tejas Shirse
Sep 16	5:06 pm	Men's High Jump (Subject)	Sarvesh Kushare
Sep 16	5:10 pm	Men's 110m Hurdles, Semifinals (Subject)	Tejas Shirse
Sep 16	6:35 pm	Women's 1500m, Final (Subject)	Pooja
Sep 16	6:50 pm	Men's 110m Hurdles, Final (Subject)	Tejas Shirse
Sep 17	3:40 pm	Men's Javelin Throw, Group A	Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh
Sep 17	4:45 pm	Men's 200m, Heats	Animesh Kujur
Sep 17	5:15 pm	Men's Javelin Throw, Group B	Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh
Sep 17	5:19 pm	Men's Long Jump, Final (Subject)	Murali Sreeshankar
Sep 17	6:27 pm	Women's 3000m Steeplechase, Final (Subject)	Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
Sep 18	3:53 pm	Men's Javelin Throw, Final (Subject)	Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav, Rohit Yadav, Yash Vir Singh
Sep 18	4:28 pm	Women's 800m, Heats	Pooja
Sep 18	5:32 pm	Men's 200m, Semifinals (Subject)	Animesh Kujur
Sep 19	4:00 pm	Women's Javelin Throw, Qualification Group A	Annu Rani
Sep 19	4:30 pm	Men's 5000m, Heats	Gulveer Singh
Sep 19	5:13 pm	Women's 800m, Semifinals (Subject)	Pooja
Sep 19	5:30 pm	Women's Javelin Throw, Qualification Group B	Annu Rani
Sep 19	6:36 pm	Men's 200m, Final (Subject)	Animesh Kujur
Sep 20	6:20 am	Men's 20km Race Walk, Final	Servin Sebastian
Sep 20	5:35 pm	Women's Javelin Throw, Final (Subject)	Annu Rani
Sep 21	4:05 pm	Women's 800m, Final (Subject)	Pooja
Sep 21	4:17 pm	Men's 5000m, Final (Subject)	Gulveer Singh

How to Watch World Athletics Championship 2025 in India?

Fans in India can catch all sessions of the World Athletics Championships 2025 live on TV and OTT. Major Indian athletes' events will get prime-time coverage, with highlights and instant updates accessible across platforms.