The largest national athletics event, the Federation Athletics Cup, is set to return this week, which has brought a four -day multi -event sporting carnival in Kochi, Kerala, from April 21 to 24.
India’s top athletes will be in action, and this edition is important, as next month it works as a final test for many people before going to their Continental Quest at the Asian Athletics Championship in South Korea.
In this tournament, the last Indian squad will be selected for the 2025 Asian Athletics Championship based on the performance.
Although many athletes have already met the standards of qualification, some big names are still seeking to violate the Asian qualifying marks appointed by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), or two of the top two of the top two of the Indian rankings are intended to join two of their places.
This is a detailed look at Indian athletes fighting for the Asian place at the 28th Federation Cup Athletics Championship.
Sprints and obstacles
India is not traditionally known for spraying, but in recent years there has been an increase in domestic competition, which has offered a shining offer of international success.
An excellent example of this was the 2025 Grand Prix-I in Bangalore, where two Indian superstars passed through the previous national record in the 100 meter of men and violated the Asian qualifying mark.
Gorinder Singh (10.20s) and Manikanta Hobbardhar (10.22s) have achieved the feat, but their locations have not yet been confirmed, as Animash is also in conflict.
Animash, along with National Record Holder Amman Borogohin, will look at the 200.53s 200m Asian qualifying mark.
Asian medalist Jyoti Yarji has already violated the qualifying mark in both 200 meters and 100 meters before defending. However, he may face tough competition from the current leader of the women’s 100m, Netheria Gande.
SS Asniah and Abyania Rajjan (both 100 meters), with another, with Pragian Prashant (100 meters obstacles), will put strong pressure to challenge leaders and save space in the Indian contingent.
Middle and long distance
India has seen great improvement in the middle and long distance, in which stars like Avinash Sibal, Gulwari Singh, Ankita Dhawani, and Parole Chaudhary have made their marks.
However, 2025 has not been ideal for some middle -distance runners such as Hermelan Bans and KM Dexha, both of them have failed to injury.
In their absence, players like K Chanda and Twinkle Chowdhury (800 meters), Lily Das and Ankita (1500 m) have already met Asian qualifying standards and they improve their marks in the Federation Cup. Will appear.
Defense Asian champion Ajay Kumar Surge (1500 meters) is also competing, though this season has not yet targeted the Asian qualifying mark.
In prolonged distances, Saun Barwal and Sanjivwani Jadhav are hoping to join the team with current Indian leaders Gulvir Singh and Sima in 5000m.
Jump
It is expected that the Star will be included in the 2025 Federation Cup in the jump category, with many contenders in each program fighting for competence.
In the long jump of women, Shali Singh and Muhamata Mondal have already qualified, while a winner of the Asian Games, their Susan is still chasing the mark.
On the side of men, no one has yet violated the qualifying quality in long jumps, but the above names like Jeson Elderin, Anis Yahya, and Aditya Kumar are in the mixture.
In the triple jump, Parveen Chatharool and Abdullah Abu Bakar have already qualified with a 17 -meter+ jump and they are leading the pack.
In a sharp jump, Survesh Koshare, Pooja, and Abyania Shetty have cleared qualifying signs in their respective events.
Throws
Indian men’s Jewish Throwfield is one of the strongest people in the world. Only this year, ten Indian throwers have surpassed the Asian Qualifying Mark of 75.36 million.
However, with only two places available, the competition will be severe, and all athletes aim to improve their season Best in the Federation Cup.
Neeraj Chopra (84.20 meters), Sachin Yadav (84.39 m), and Rohit Yadav (80.47 m) currently lead the Indian chart, while Kishore Jena, Vikrant Malik, and Shivpal Singh are pursuing strictly.
On the women, Tajandarpal Singh Tour (Shot Pitt), Sima (Discus Throw), and Innovals (Javelin Throw), have already completed the qualification mark and domestic competitions are very low.
