India Athletics

India are sending a sizable track and field team. Last time around, at the London Games, there were only 14 athletes. But this time, it's there will be close to 40 of them representing the country.

Dharambir Singh in men's 200m
Muhammad Anas in men's 400m & 4x400m
Jinson Johnson in men's 800m
Thonakal Gopi in men's marathon
Kheta Ram in men's marathon
Nitender Singh Rawat in men's marathon
Baljinder Singh in men's 20k walk
Gurmeet Singh in men's 20k walk
Irfan Kolothum Thodi in men's 20k walk
Sandeep Kumar in men's 50km walk
Manish Singh in men's 50km walk
Kunhu Mohammed in men's 4x400m
Rajiv Arokia in men's 4x400m
Ayyasamy Dharun in men's 4x400m

Ankit Sharma in men's long jump
Renjith Maheshwary in men's triple jump
Inderjeet Singh in men's shot put
Vikas Gowda in men's discus throw

Dutee Chand in women's 100m
Srabani Nanda in women's 200m

Nirmala Sheoran in women's 400m & 4x400m
Tintu Luka in women's 800m & 4x400m
Lalita Babar in women's 3000m steeplechase
Sudha Singh in women's 3000m steeplechase & marathon
OP Jaisha in women's marathon
Kavita Raut in women's marathon
Khushbir Kaur in women's 20km walk
Sapna Punia in women's 20km walk
M R Poovamma in women's 4x400m
Anilda Thomas in women's 4x400m

Manpreet Kaur in women's shot put
Seema Antil in women's discus throw

Athletics competitions will be held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12 to 21 August in three venues. Track & field events at Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, marathon at Sambadrome in downtown Rio de Janeiro, and race walks in Pontal, Recreio.