July 30, 2017 8:43 AM

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Sudha figures in Indian team for World Championships

One of the three athletes dropped by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), Sudha Singh, has figured among the participants from the country in the entry list issued by International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for the World Championships. Sudha was not named among the original list of 24 athletes selected by the AFI despite winning the women's 3000m steeplechase event in the Asian Championships in Bhubaneswar earlier this month. Winners of the Asian Championships qualify for the World Championships to be held in London from 4th to 13th of next month. However, the IAAF rules clearly state that the national federation has within its powers not to send the winner of the continental event.Two such other winners from Asian Championships, P U Chitra in women's 1500m and Ajoy Kumar Saroj in men's 1500m were also not named by AFI. It had not included their name in the squad on the ground that their performances were far off from the IAAF qualifying standards and even worse than the junior national records.This led to Chitra petitioning the Kerala High court which on Friday ordered the AFI to include her name in the Indian team.

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