World Athletics Championships 2023: Indian Athletes, Schedule, Results, Timing in IST & Live Streaming Info

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India Athletes for World Athletics Championship 2023: Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will once again headline India's campaign in the World Athletics Championships beginning on August 19 in Budapest, Hungary.

India will field a 27-member team in the 19th edition of show-piece event, scheduled to be held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest. There will be a total of 49 events and Indian athletes will compete in 15 events.

Apart from Chopra, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, long jumpers Murali Sreeshankar and steeple chaser Avinash Sable are also among the Indian contingent travelling to Budapest for the show-piece event.

Meanwhile, Asian record holder shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor has pulled out of the August 19-27 event as he is recovering from the groin injury sustained during the Asian Championships in July.

National record holder high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, 800m runner K M Chanda and 20km race walker Priyanka Goswami (also national record holder) have also decided to skip the event to focus on the Asian Games (September 23 to October 8) in Hangzhou, China.

Reigning Diamond League champion Chopra is seeking to clinch a gold medal in Budapest after winning a silver in the last edition in Eugene, USA, in 2022. Here is a look at the complete Indian athletes list and their schedule with results for Budapest 2023.

Indian contingent for World Athletics Championships 2023

The events will begin on August 19 and take place every day for the next eights days with the event winding up on the final day - August 27. The Indian athletes events and rounds in Indian time can be found below:

Indian Athletes Schedule and Results from World Athletics Championships 2023

How to watch Indian athletes in action at World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023?

Select events will be can be view by live streaming through JioCinema app or website from August 19 to August 28 in India. The streaming service will be free of charge, but in athletics there is no guarantee of live telecast of the event as there will be mulitple events taking place simultaneously.