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UTTAR PRADESH SENIORS TEAM FOR NATIONAL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Kanpur –11^th JUNE 2021

As per P.K.Srivastava, the Hony Secretary U.P. Athletics Association, the 60^th National Inter State Seniors Athletics Championships 2021 is being organised by Athletics Federation of India at Patiala {Punjab} from 25^th to 29^th June 2021. ThisNational Athletics Championships for Men & Womenshall be organised in two venues – i.e. 23 events at NS NIS Patiala and 19 events at Punjabi University, Patiala. This National Championships is an Olympic Qualifier and last opportunity for Indian Athletes to qualify for the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. Few Foreign teams are also

The Selection Committee of Athletics Uttar Pradesh, under the Chairmanship of Sri Hridayanand Singh, declared following Athletes who have qualified the minimum standards of entry set by AFI and have been selected to represent the Uttar Pradesh Men & Women Team in this National Athletics Championships. These Athletes have been selected on the basis of their performance duringU.P. State Annual Athletics Championships & their performance in National Athletics Championships held during last three years. The Athletes who are attending National Coaching Camps have also been selected.

The Athletes will report to the Team Manager Sri Sandeep Kumar Singh&/orChief Coach Sri Jata Shanker Mishra ji at Patiala one day prior to their participation in this National Championships.

Team Managers: Chief - Sri Sandeep Kumar Singh(Raebareli)

Team Physiotherapist – Dr. Vivek Singh (Azamgarh)

Team Coaches: Chief - Sri Jata Shanker Mishra (U.P. Police), Sri L.S. Upadhyay (IAF Prayagraj) & Sri Siddhartha Krishna(Saifai), Sri Rahul Pawar(Ghaziabad)

Team Captains: SHIV PAL SINGH (Chandauli) & PARUL CHAUDHARY (Meerut)

MEN: Shivpal Singh – Javelin Throw CAPTAIN (Chandauli) Ajay Kumar Saroj(1500m.) Rishabh Rishiswar {Long Jump}(both from Lucknow),Irfan {800m.} (Amethi) Saurabh Rawat {1500m.} (Bareilly) Abhishek Pal {5000m. & 10000m.}, Arjun Kumar {5000m. & 10000m.} & Santosh Yadav {4x400m.Relay} (All from Varanasi) Kartik Kumar (5000m. & 10000m.), Dhirendra Kumar {Pole Vault}, Kunwar Gyanendra Singh {Pole Vault}, Saurabh Mishra {Shot Put} and Rohit Yadav (Javelin Throw) (All from Prayagraj) Naresh Yadav {110m.Hurdles} & Lokesh Chaudhary {3000m. Steeplechase} (Both from Agra) Aftab Alam {400m. Hurdles}, Meraj Ali {Hammer Throw} Usaid Khan {Decathlon} (All from Pratapgarh) Nur Hasan (Mau)p}Shekhar Kumar Pandey {PoleVault) (Amroha) Yugant Shekhar Singh {Long Jump} Shivam Chaudhary {Shot Put} Sumit Kumar & Abhishek Chaudhary {Both for 4x400m.Relay} (All from Meerut) Dharamraj Yadav {Discus Throw} (Mirzapur) Banvir Singh {Discus Throw} (Moradabad) Manjeet Sirohi {Hammer Throw} (Sambhal) Manish Kumar {4x400m.Relay} (Bulandshahr) & Sourabh Rathi {Decathlon} (Saharanpur) * 29 Athletes.

WOMEN:Parul Chaudhary – {5000m. & 3000m. Steeplechase} CAPTAIN (Meerut) , Sabhya Patel {400m.} (Varanasi) Jyoti {5000m. & 10000m) Kavita Yadav {10000m.} Chinta {3000m.Steeplechase} (All from Lucknow) Savita Pal {10000m.} &Ritwika Singh {100m.Hurdles} (Both from Prayagraj) Sudha Singh {3000m.Steeplechase} &Shivani Singh {Long Jump} (Both from Raebareli) Shivangi Dubey {Long Jump} (Mau) Shaili Singh {Long Jump} (Jhansi) Sonam {Triple Jump} (Amroha) Kiran Baliyan {Shot Put} Seema Punia {Discus Throw} Shivani {Discus Throw} Annu Rani {Javelin Throw} (All from Meerut) Sarita R. Singh {Hammer Throw} (Moradabad) Niketa {Hammer Throw} (Ghaziabad) Fatma {Hammer Throw} (Kaushambi) * 19 Athletes.

The Entry of the athletes is subject to the acceptance by Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on the basis of record verification of performance achieved and submitted for entry.

P.K.Srivastava

Hony Secretary