| India at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | IND |
| National federation | Athletics Federation of India |
| in China | |
| Competitors | 16 in 9 events |
| Medals |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
India competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics from August 22 to August 30 in China, Beijing.
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gurmeet Singh | 20 kilometres walk [1] | — | 1:25:22 | 35 | |||
| Baljinder Singh | — | DNF | |||||
| Chandan Singh | — | 1:26:40 | 41 | ||||
| Sandeep Kumar | 50 kilometres walk [2] | — | 3:57:03 SB | 26 | |||
| Manish Singh | — | 3:57:11 PB | 27 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Inderjeet Singh | Shot put [3] | 20.47 | 8 q | 19.52 | 11 |
| Vikas Gowda | Discus throw [4] | 63.86 | 7 q | 62.24 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tintu Lukka | 800 metres [5] | 2:00.95 SB | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| O. P. Jaisha | Marathon [6] | — | 2:34:43 NR | 18 | |||
| Sudha Singh | — | 2:35:35 PB | 19 | ||||
| Lalita Babar | — | Did not start | |||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase [7] [8] | 9:27.86 NR | 4 q | — | 9:29.64 | 8 | ||
| Sapana | 20 kilometres walk [9] | — | DQ | ||||
| Khushbir Kaur | — | 1:38:53 | 37 | ||||
| Jisna Mathew Tintu Lukka Debasree Majumdar M. R. Poovamma | 4 × 400 metres relay [10] | 3:29.08 SB | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
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