The Senior Selection Committee of the Indian Athletics Federation (AFI) met on Thursday. But the team’s announcement for the next month’s World Championship was postponed till Saturday as it is waiting for clarity about the players who can get the cut.

Some Indian players such as javelin throw athletes Rohit Yadav and 35 km walk athlete Sandeep Kumar are only one place in the category of qualifying athletes. And if an athlete above from them gets out of injury or other reasons, they will qualify for the Tokyo competition.

All member countries will inform world athletics by Friday that any of their athletes have decided to be out for various reasons. Only then will the athletes be confirmed and then the World Athletics will inform member countries about them. A top AFI official told PTI, “We will announce the team on 30 August. Till then world athletics is yet to be confirmed. ,

Meanwhile, 19 Indians led by star spear throw player Neeraj Chopra have qualified for the World Championship in Tokyo from 13 to 21 September through direct entry or world rankings. In which long jump player Murali Srishankar was successful in making it to the last minute. But the Asian Games gold winner 3000 meter steeplechase athlete Avinash Sabale is out after ACL surgery.

Heptathlite Nandini Agasara has told PTI that she is not competing due to not being fully recovered from the elbow injury while she qualified for this competition as a Asian champion. This will reduce the number of Indian players who qualify. Srishankar did not play in the 2024 Olympics due to knee surgery despite qualifying.

He has joined the list of 36 long jump players competing in Tokyo and is in the final place after the ranking was updated by World Athletics (WA) on Wednesday. In the latest update of world athletics, worship (1500 meters of women), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (men’s high jump) and Ankita Dhyani (women’s 3000 meter steeplechase) also got the cut. The last date for qualification was 24 August.

Qualifying athletes (directly and through world rankings)

 Neeraj Chopra, Sachin Yadav and Yashveer Singh (male spear throw), Avinash Sabale (male 3000m steeplechase), Murali Srishankar (men’s long jump), Parul Chaudhary and Ankita Dhyani (female 3000 m steeplechase), Ghulveer Singh (men’s 5000m), Praveen Chitravel (Purush Trikud), Anu Rani (female Bhala Flack), Priyaka Gaswami (female Bhala 350 km), Animesh Kujur (Male 200m), Abdullah Abubakar (Purush Trikud), Sarvin Sebastian and Akshdeep Singh (both men 20 km walk), Ram Babu (Male 35 km walk), Pooja (female 1500 meters), Sarvesh Anil Kusare (male high jump), Nandini Agasara (Mahila Hatathalon).