Asian Games 2023 athletics, India’s full schedule: Focus on Neeraj Chopra, relay quartets

Neeraj Chopra, the reigning Olympic and world champion, will spearhead a 68-member Indian athletics contingent at the Asian Games 2023, which is scheduled in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, from September 23 to October 8.

The athletics events at the 2023 Asian Games are scheduled to start on September 29 and end on October 5. The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium will host the competitions. Events can be seen live in India.

A total of 655 Indian athletes will be competing for medals across 39 different sports in Hangzhou. The 68-member squad for athletics - 35 men and 33 women - is India’s largest contingent for any sport.

Barring Neeraj Chopra, who is also the reigning Asian Games champion having won the gold medal in the javelin throw at Jakarta 2018, steeplechaser Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, the Asian record holder and defending Asian Games shot put champion and ace hurdler Jyothi Yarraji will be some of the other top names to look out for in the Indian squad.

A strong jumps contingent -- Murali Sreeshankar and Jeswin Aldrin in the men’s long jump, Shaili Singh in women’s long jump, men’s triple jumpers Praveen Chithravel and Abdulla Aboobacker -- will also be in the fray.

Swapna Barman and Jinson Johnson, the reigning champions in the heptathlon and men’s 1500m, respectively, will also be in Hangzhou to defend their Jakarta crowns.

The Indian mixed and women’s 4x400m relay teams will also enter the competition as defending Asian Games champions while hopes will be high from the men’s relay team, which clocked an Asian record at the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest.

Asian Games 2023 athletics schedule and live start times for India

All in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Asian Games 2023 athletics: India team

Men: Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), Kishore Jena (javelin throw), Tajinderpal Singh Toor (shot put), Sahib Singh (shot put), Sandeep Kumar (20km race walk), Vikash Singh (20km race walk), Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Jeswin Aldrin (long jump), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), Amlan Borgohain (200m), Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500m), Jinson Johnson (1500m), Krishan Kumar (800m), Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath (800m), T Santhosh Kumar (400m hurdles), Yashas Palaksha (400m hurdles), Karthik Kumar (10,000m), Gulveer Singh (10,000m, 5000m) Avinash Sable (3000m steeplechase, 5000m), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jesse Sandesh (high jump), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Ram Baboo (mixed team 35km race walk), Man Singh (marathon), Belliappa Appachangada Bopaiah (marathon), Nihal Joel William (4x400m mixed relay), Rahul Baby (4x400m mixed relay), Muhammed Anas Yahiya (400m, 4x400m relay, 4x400m mixed relay), Muhammed Ajmal (400m, 4x400m relay), Arokia Rajiv (4x400m relay), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay), Mijo Chacko Kurian (4x400m relay), Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay), Arul Rajalingam (4x400m relay)

Women: Shaili Singh (long jump), Ancy Sojan (long jump), Ankita (5000m), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase, 5000m), Preeti (3000m steeplechase), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Kiran Baliyan (shot put), Manpreet Kaur (shot put), Priyanka (20km race walk), Manju Rani (mixed team 35km race walk), Vithya Ramraj (400m hurdles), Sinchal Kaveramma Ravi (400m hurdles), Swapna Barman (heptathlon), Nandini Agasara (heptathlon), Harmilan Bains (800m, 1500m), Chanda (800m), Deeksha (1500m), Tanya Chaudhary (hammer throw), Rachna Kumari (hammer throw), Rubina Yadav (high jump), Pooja (high jump), Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles, 200m), Pavithra Vengatesh (pole vault), Sheena Nellickal Varkey (triple jump), Nithya Ramraj (100m hurdles), Soniya Baishya (4x400m relay, 4x400m mixed relay), Florence Barla (4x400m relay), Subha Venkateshan (4x400m relay), Aishwarya Kailash Mishra (4x400m relay, 400m, 4x400m mixed relay), Prachi (4x400m relay), Himanshi Malik (400m, 4x400m relay), Jisna Mathew (4x400m relay, 4x400m mixed relay), Seema Punia (discus throw)

*The competition schedule is subject to change in accordance with the competition procedures and broadcasting circumstances.

Where to watch Asian Games 2023 athletics in India

Live streaming of the Asian Games 2023 athletics events will be available on Sony Liv. The events will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.