Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Full schedule to watch

The Asian Athletics Championships tournament 2023 is starting on Wednesday, July 12, in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The tournament is being organized on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the governing body.

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With players withdrawing or failing dope tests, India's preparations have not been ideal but the team led by shotput player Tejinder Pal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreeshankar is set to compete in the Asian Athletics Championships.

Shotput player Karanvir Singh failed an out-of-competition dope test and was dropped from the 54-member Indian team. At the same time, returning after three years due to injury, 51 in the National Inter-Province Championship last month. Anjali Devi, who won the gold in 400 meters by taking 48 seconds, also failed in the dope test.

A top official of the Indian Athletics Federation confirmed this. National record-holding relay runner Muhammad Anas Yahiya was also dropped under mysterious circumstances, though his name figured in the team selected on June 22. AFI has not given the reason for his exclusion. When asked about this, an official said that the Asian Athletics Federation does not allow alternatives. This means that Anas's name was not in the team sent within the deadline of 11 June.

Veteran long jumper Jesvin Aldrin, triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav pulled out due to injuries. In the absence of Aldrin, Sreeshankar will be a contender for gold in the long jump. He had finished third in the Paris stage of the Diamond League last month. Here is the full schedule of the Asian Athletics Championships 2023.

Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Indian Squad

Men:

Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammed Ajmal (400m/4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Nihal Joel William, Mijo Chacko Kurian (4x400m relay), Krishan Kumar and Mohammed Afsal (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson (1500m), Gulveer Singh (5000m/10000m), Abhishek Pal (5000m/10000m), Mohammed Nurhasan and Bal Kishan (3000m steeplechase), Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar (400m hurdles), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Karanveer Singh (shot put), DP Manu (javelin throw), Akshdeep Singh and Vikash Singh (20km race walk)

Women: 

Jyothi Yarraji (200m/100m hurdles), Nithya Ramraj (100m hurdles), Aishwarya Mishra (400m/4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Chanda and Lavika Sharma (800m), Lili Das (1500m), Ankita (5000m), Parul Chaudhary (5000m/3000m steeplechase), Sanjivani Jadhav (10000m), Priti (3000m steeplechase), Pooja and Rubina Yadav (high jump), Baranica Elangovan (pole vault), Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan (long jump), Abha Khatua and Manpreet Kaur (shot put), Annu Rani (javelin throw), Swapna Barman (heptathlon), Priyanka and Bhawna Jat (20km race walk), Rezoana Mallick Heena and Jyothika Sri Dandi (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Jisna Mathew and Subha Venkatesan (4x400)

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Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Full Schedule

Wednesday 12 July

• 09:00 Men's decathlon 100m
• 09:15 Men's 400m round 1
• 09:45 Men's decathlon long jump
• 09:50 Women's 400m round 1
• 10:00 Women's pole vault qualifying A & B
• 10:30 Women's 4x100m relay round 1
• 10:35 Men's hammer throw qualifying A
• 10:55 Men's 4x100m relay round 1
• 11:25 Men's triple jump qualifying A
• 11:40 Men's hammer throw qualifying B
• 11:45 Men's decathlon shot put
• 12:50 Men's triple jump qualifying B
• 16:00 Men's decathlon high jump
• 17:00 Women's javelin throw final
• 17:15 Men's 1500m round 1
• 17:40 Women's 1500m final
• 17:45 Women's triple jump final
• 17:55 Men's 400m semi-finals
• 18:00 Men's high jump qualifying A & B
• 18:20 Women's 400m semi-finals
• 18:35 Women's 4x100m relay final
• 18:45 Men's 4x100m relay final
• 18:55 Men's decathlon 400m
• 19:25 Men's 10000m final

Thursday 13 July

• 09:00 Men's decathlon 110m hurdles
• 09:15 Men's 110m hurdles round 1
• 09:30 Women's long jump qualifying A
• 09:40 Men's decathlon discus throw
• 09:50 Women's 100m hurdles round 1
• 11:00 Men's hammer throw final
• 11:05 Women's long jump qualifying B
• 11:30 Men's decathlon pole vault
• 16:00 Men's decathlon javelin throw
• 16:10 Women's 100m round 1
• 16:30 Men's triple jump final
• 16:40 Women's high jump final
• 16:50 Men's 100m round 1
• 17:30 Women's hammer throw final
• 17:45 Men's 110m hurdles semi-finals
• 17:50 Women's 100m hurdles final
• 18:00 Men's 400m final
• 18:05 Women's 400m final
• 18:15 Men's 1500m final
• 18:35 Women's 10000m final
• 19:40 Men's decathlon 1500m final

Friday 14 July

• 09:00 Women's heptathlon 100m hurdles
• 09:25 Men's 400m hurdles round 1
• 09:30 Men's long jump qualifying A
• 09:50 Women's heptathlon high jump
• 10:00 Women's 400m hurdles round 1
• 10:05 Men's pole vault qualifying A & B
• 10:10 Men's discus throw qualifying A
• 11:10 Men's long jump qualifying B
• 11:20 Men's discus throw qualifying B
• 12:25 Women's heptathlon shot put
• 16:00 Men's shot put final
• 16:05 Women's 100m semi-finals
• 16:10 Women's pole vault final
• 16:30 Men's 100m semi-finals
• 16:35 Men's high jump final
• 16:45 Women's discus throw final
• 17:00 Men's 3000m steeplechase final
• 17:05 Women's long jump final
• 17:15 Women's 3000m steeplechase final
• 17:35 Women's heptathlon 200m
• 18:05 Mixed 4x400m relay round 1
• 18:30 Men's 110m hurdles final
• 18:50 Men's 400m hurdles semi-finals
• 19:20 Women's 100m final
• 19:30 Men's 100m final

Saturday 15 July

• 08:45 Women's heptathlon long jump
• 09:00 Women's 200m round 1
• 09:20 Men's javelin throw qualifying A
• 09:35 Men's 200m round 1
• 10:20 Men's 4x400m relay round 1
• 10:30 Men's javelin throw qualifying B
• 10:40 Women's 4x400m relay round 1
• 16:00 Women's heptathlon javelin throw
• 16:10 Men's long jump final
• 16:30 Women's 400m hurdles final
• 16:40 Men's 400m hurdles final
• 16:50 Men's 800m round 1
• 17:15 Women's 800m round 1
• 17:30 Men's discus throw final
• 17:45 Women's 200m semi-finals
• 18:10 Men's 200m semi-finals
• 18:40 Mixed 4x400m relay final
• 18:55 Women's heptathlon 800m final

Sunday 16 July

• 06:00 Women's 20km race walk final
• 06:00 Men's 20km race walk final
• 15:00 Men's pole vault final
• 15:10 Women's shot put final
• 15:15 Men's 800m final
• 15:20 Men's javelin throw final
• 15:25 Women's 800m final
• 15:35 Women's 5000m final
• 16:15 Men's 5000m final
• 16:45 Women's 200m final
• 17:10 Men's 200m final
• 18:05 Women's 4x400m relay final
• 18:35 Men's 4x400m relay final