Navjeet Dhillon, the bronze winner at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, will be competing in the women’s discus throw. Rohit Yadav won the javelin throw competition earlier this month and has already qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2022 with an 81.83m throw at the Federation Cup. With Neeraj Chopra training abroad, Rohit Yadav has been India’s most consistent javelin thrower at AFI competitions. The men’s javelin throw event will have Rohit Yadav as the top contender. Ace Indian runner Priya Mohan, currently in Europe preparing for the Commonwealth Games, will not compete in Indian GP 4. Lili Das will run in the depleted women’s 1500m field against Namita Pradhan. Jisna Mathew, competing in the women’s 400m race, finished third at the Indian Grand Prix 2 and hasn’t won an Athletics Federation of India (AFI) event yet this year. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Srabani Nanda will be sprinting in the women’s 100 race.Īmong other notable runners competing at the Bhubaneshwar meet are two-time Asian 400m silver medallist Jisna Mathew and the Indian Grand Prix 3 1500m winner Lili Das.Ījay Kumar Saroj, a former Asian champion, will feature in the men’s 1500m run while Parul Chaudhary, an Asian championships bronze medallist, will compete in the 3000m steeplechase. The Indian Grand Prix 4 also has the national record holder in the 100m, Amiya Kumar Mallick, in the fray.
The Kerala-born athlete, 25, won the Federation Cup last month but was pipped by Santhosh Kumar at the finish line at the second Indian Grand Prix. Tokyo Olympian MP Jabir will feature in the men’s 400 hurdles. The men’s long jump will have Muhammad Anees Yahiya starting as the favourite. She will be challenged by Asian bronze medallist Nayana James and in-form youngster Ancy Sojan. Under-20 world championships long jump silver medallist Shaili Singh, 18, will be seen in the national circuit for the first time this year. The fourth edition of the Indian Grand Prix 2022 athletics event will be held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Tuesday.
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