U20 Athletics World Championship Live stream and Schedule

U20 Athletics World Championship Live stream and Schedule

U20 Athletics World Championship

The U20 Athletics World Championship 2021 is all set to get underway in Nairobi, Kenya. The event will kick off on 18 August and close on the 22nd of August. The event was earlier scheduled for 2020 but due to the pandemic, it was first postponed for a year before further logistical issues meant it will begin on 18 August, a day later as per plans.

The Championship will see a 28-membered Indian team feature in 19 different disciplines. Since the last two editions of the biannual event, India has been able to a champion. First, it was Neeraj Chopra who made a world record throw to take the gold back in 2016 while Hima Das clinched the gold medal in the women’s 400m in Tampere in 2018.

Indian contingent for U20 Athletics World Championship

Indian contingent for U20 Athletics World Championship
Indian contingent for U20 Athletics World Championship

The Indian contingent, which consists of 17 boys and 11 girls, will be looking to put up an impressive show. javelin thrower Kunwar Ajai Raj Singh Rana and long jumper Shaili Singh are India’s brightest hopes at the World Championship. According to the starting list, Ajai Raj is third in the list with a season’s best of 74.75m while Shaili is fifth with a 6.48m jump.

India’s male athletes

AthleteEventAge
Amit10,000 METRES RACE WALK17
Sumit Chahal4X400 METRES RELAY18
Abdul Razak Rasheed4X400 METRES RELAY19
Amandeep Singh DhaliwalSHOT PUT (6KG)19
Sunil Joliya3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE18
Rohan Gautam Kamble400 METRES HURDLES19
Kapil4X400 METRES RELAY17
Anu Kumar800 METRES18
Vipin KumarHAMMER THROW (6KG)18
Jay KumarJAVELIN THROW18
Hardeep Kumar400 METRES HURDLES18
Donald MakimairajTRIPLE JUMP19
Shanmuga Srinivas200 METRES18
Kunwer Ajai Raj Singh RanaJAVELIN THROW19
Nagarjunan Selvaraj4X400 METRES RELAY18
Tejas Shirse110M HURDLES (99.0CM)19
Barath Sridhar4X400 METRES RELAY18

India’s female athletes

NAMEDISCIPLINEAge
Nandini Agasara100 METRES HURDLES18
Ankita5000 METRES19
Baljeet Kaur10,000 METRES RACE WALK19
Deepanshi4X400 METRES RELAY18
Priya Mohan4X400 METRES RELAY,400 METRES18
Rajitha Kunja4X400 METRES RELAY18
Pooja800 METRES,1500 METRES19
Shaili SinghLONG JUMP17
Summy400 METRES,4X400 METRES RELAY18
Payal Vohra4X400 METRES RELAY18

India’s schedule for U20 Athletics World Championship

Wednesday, August 18

4x400m mixed relay heats – 11:30 AM IST

Men’s hammer throw qualification (Vipin Kumar) – 11:38 AM IST

Men’s shot put qualification (Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal) – 12:17 PM IST

Women’s 400m heats (Priya Mohan, Summy) – 1:45 PM IST

Men’s javelin throw qualification (Jay Kumar, Ajai Raj Singh Rana) – 6:44 PM IST onwards

4x400m mixed relay final – 8:15 PM IST

Thursday, August 19

Men’s 400m hurdles heats (Rohan Gautham, Hardeep Kumar) – 11:55 AM IST

Men’s 800m heats (Anu Kumar) – 12:35 PM IST

Men’s shot put final – 5:50 PM IST

Friday, August 20

Women’s 100m hurdles heats (Nandini Agasara) – 11:45 AM IST

Men’s 110m hurdles heats (Tejas Shirse) – 12:25 PM IST

Women’s 1500m heats (Pooja) – 1:00 PM IST

Women’s long jump qualification (Shaili Singh) – 1:25 PM IST

Men’s 200m heats (Shanmuga Srinivas Nalubothu) – 2:10 PM IST

Men’s javelin throw final – 4:50 PM IST

Men’s 3000m steeplechase heats (Sunil Joliya) – 4:59 PM IST

Women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals – 5:35 PM IST

Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals – 6:00 PM IST

Men’s 400m semi-finals – 6:30 PM IST

Men’s hammer throw final (Vipin Kumar) – 6:45 PM IST

Women’s 800m semi-finals – 6:50 PM IST

Men’s 200m semi-finals – 7:35 PM IST

Men’s 3000m steeplechase final – 8:35 PM IST

Saturday, August 21

Men’s 10000m race walk (Amit) – 11:45 AM IST

Women’s 10000m race walk (Baljeet Kaur) – 12:50 PM IST

Women’s 4x400m relay – 1:52 PM IST

Men’s 4x400m relay – 2:25 PM IST

Men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals – 5:30 PM IST

Men’s 800m semi-finals – 6:00 PM IST

Women’s 100m hurdles final – 6:30 PM IST

Men’s 110m hurdles final – 6:45 PM IST

Women’s 800m final – 7:15 PM IST

Women’s 400m final – 7:30 PM IST

Women’s 400m final – 8:30 PM IST

Men’s 200m final – 8:40 PM IST

Sunday, August 22

Men’s triple jump (Donal Makimairaj) – 5:00 PM IST

Men’s 400m Hurdles final – 5:30 PM IST

Men’s 800m final – 6:00 PM IST

Women’s 1500m final – 6:20 PM IST

Women’s long jump final – 6:55 PM IST

Women’s 5000m (Ankita) – 7:40 PM IST

U20 Athletics World Championship Live Stream

Live streaming of the U20 Athletics World Championships will be available on the YouTube Channel of World Athletics.

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