90 Indian Athletes to take part in the 2nd Asian Youth Games

Modified Aug 16, 2013 01:12 IST

Indian players are all set to take part in the 2nd Asian Youth Games which will be held in the city of Nanjing, China from 16 August to 24 August 2013. A total of 90 Indian players will be participating in this international multi-sporting event which is held every four years for athletes aged between 14-17 years.

As the Indian Olympic Association was banned due to political interference by International Olympic Committee in December 2012, Indian players will not compete under the tri-colour in this multi-sporting eves. Instead they will participate in these games as independent athletes under the banner of the Olympic Council of Asia, which directly means that if any Indian player wins the Gold medal in these games, neither the Indian flag will be raised nor the Indian National Anthem will be played.

This is not the first time that the Indian players are participating under the banner of OCA, even in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Incheon, South Korea from 29 June to 6 July, Indian players took part as independent athletes under the same banner.

In the first edition of these games which were held in Singapore in 2009, Indian players grabbed five gold, three silver and three bronze medals, but in the first edition there were only 9 sports. This time, it’s much bigger. This time, there will be a total of 118 events in 16 sports and around 2645 athletes from 45 nations across Asia will be competing to become the best junior player of the continent. Host nation China will send the biggest contingent in these games followed by Thailand and Kazakhstan.

Here is the complete list of Indian players taking part in these games :-

ATHLETICS

Boys

100m: Soumya Deep Saha (Bengal) and Mohit (Haryana)200 and 400m: Mohan Kumar (Tamil Nadu)800m: Mohammad Afzal (Kerala)1500m: Shashi Bhushan Singh (Bengal) and Ajay Kumar Saroj (Haryana)3000m: Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh)400m Hurdles: Paramveer Singh (Haryana)High Jump: Ajay Kumar (Haryana)Shot Put: Malkeet Singh (Punjab) and Ankit Tomer (Delhi)Discus Throw: Parveen Kumar (Rajasthan) and Nirbhay Singh (Haryana)Hammer Throw: Prakash Singh (Uttar Pradesh)

Girls

100 and 200m: Dutee Chand (Odisha)400m: G K Vijayakumari (Karnataka)800m: Anjana Thamke (Maharashtra)3000m: Sanjivani Jadhav (Maharashtra)2000m Steeplechase: Lovely Tiwari (Uttar Pradesh)100m Hurdles: Ankta Gosavi (Maharashtra)Long Jump: Athira Surendran (Kerala) and Akshaya Sonali (Tamil Nadu)Triple Jump: Athira Surendran (Kerala) and Rochalle Maria McFarlane (TamilNadu)Shot Put: Meghana Devang (Maharashtra) and G K Namita (Karnataka)Hammer Throw: Laxay Sharma (Haryana)Javelin Throw: Pushpa Jakar (Haryana)

SHOOTING

Youth Men’s 10m Air Rifle

Pratik BorseVirbhadra Salokhe

Youth Women’s 10m Air Rifle

Mampi DasAnuradha Khude

Youth Men’s 10m Air Pistol

Samarjit SinghShainki Nagar

Youth Women’s 10m Air Pistol

Malaika GoelYashwani Deshwal Singh

Youth Men’s Trap

Abhay Singh RathoreAkash Saharan

Youth Women’s Trap