| India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | IND |
| National federation | Athletics Federation of India |
| Website | https://indianathletics.in |
| in Budapest, Hungary 19–27 August 2023 | |
| Competitors | 28 (23 men and 5 women) |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 19 to 27 August 2023.
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Neeraj Chopra | Men's javelin throw | 27 August |
India entered 28 athletes. [1] [2]
Neeraj Chopra qualified for Budapest 23 at the Lausanne Diamond League last year when he met the entry standard of 85.20m with a throw of 89.08m. Rohit Yadav & Tajinderpal Singh Toor, both qualified athletes for this meet, will miss out due to long-term injuries of the elbow & groin respectively. High jumper Tejaswin Shankar, women's 20 km race walk athlete Priyanka Goswami & women's 800m athlete KM Chanda qualified for this meet but have opted out due to their desire to focus on the 2023 Asian Games. [3]
Race walker Ram Baboo, meanwhile, became the first Indian athlete to qualify for the World Athletics Championships 2023 via the world ranking route earlier this year. [3] Jyothi Yarraji, Abdulla Aboobacker and Abhishek Kumar Pal achieved berths after qualifying at their area championships in Asia. [4] Abhishek Kumar Pal, however, did not attend the event.
This year, a remarkable total of 28 Indian athletes, including a men's relay team, have qualified for the prestigious championships, marking the highest-ever representation of Indian athletes at the event.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Krishan Kumar | 800 metres | 1:50.36 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Ajay Kumar Saroj | 1500 metres | 3:38.24 PB | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan | 400 metres hurdles | 50.46 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Avinash Sable | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:22.24 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Ram Baboo | 35 kilometres walk | — | 2:39:07 | 27 | |||
| Akashdeep Singh | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:31:12 | 47 | |||
| Vikash Singh | — | 1:21:58 | 27 | ||||
| Paramjeet Singh Bisht | — | 1:24:02 | 35 | ||||
| Muhammed Anas Amoj Jacob Rajesh Ramesh Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi | 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:59.05 AR | 2 Q | — | 2:59.92 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Sarvesh Kushare | High jump | 2.22m | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Murali Sreeshankar | Long jump | 7.74m | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Jeswin Aldrin | 8.00m | 12 q | 7.77m | 11 | |
| Praveen Chithravel | Triple jump | 16.38m | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Abdulla Aboobacker | 16.61m | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Eldhose Paul | 15.59m | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Neeraj Chopra | Javelin throw | 88.77m SB | 1 Q | 88.17m | |
| D.P. Manu | 81.31m | 6 q | 84.11m | 6 | |
| Kishore Jena | 80.55m | 9 q | 84.77m PB | 5 | |
Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jyothi Yarraji | 100 metres hurdles | 13.05 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Parul Chaudhary | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:24.29 PB | 5 Q | — | 9.15.31 NR | 11 | |
| Bhawna Jat | 20 kilometres walk | — | Withdrawn due to absence at doping tests | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Shaili Singh | Long jump | 6.40m | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Annu Rani | Javelin throw | 57.05m | 19 | Did not advance | |