Rohit, Parun to lead UP team in athletics championship

Kanpur: Rohit Yadav of Varanasi and Parun Chaudhary of Meerut will lead the UP team in the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship 2023 to be held at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) from June 15 to June 19.
The selection committee has selected following athletes to represent the UP athletics team in the national championships, and their entry has been forwarded to the Athletics Federation of India for participation, said Devesh Dubey, secretary, UP Athletics Association.
Dori Lal Sharma of Pilibhit and Nilima Sharma of Prayagraj are the team managers while Ashok Kumar (UPP) and Rahul Panwar of Ghaziabad are coaches. The members of the team are:
Men: Rohit Yadav (captain) {Javelin throw}, Shivpal Singh {Javelin throw} and Neeraj Kumar Chaurasia {20 km race walk} (All from Varanasi), Nirbhay Nath {100 m} (Gorakhpur), Ashish Rana {100 m} (Bulandshahr), Nitin Kumar {400 m}, Sumit Kumar {400m}, Aman Kumar {800 m} (All from Meerut), Yunus Shah {1500 m} (Pilibhit), Dhirendra Kumar {Pole Vault} and Rahul Yadav {Decathlon} (both from Prayagraj), Gulveer Singh {5000m. and 10000 m} (Aligarh), Abhishek Pal {5000 m and 10000 m} (Amethi), Sandeep Kumar {5000m} Kunwar Prabendra {3000m Steeplechase}, Aniket Kumar Patel {Pole Vault} Shekhar Kumar Pandey {Pole vault} (All from Amroha), Kartik Kumar {10000m.} & Sourabh Rathi {Decathlon} (Both from Saharanpur) Mohd. Nur Hasan {3000m. Steeplechase} & Anjani Kumar Singh {20 km race walk} (Both from Mau) Rishabh Rishishwar {Long Jump} (Lucknow) Sachin Yadav {Javelin throw} (Varanasi) Usaid Khan {Decathlon} (Ghaziabad) Shivam Chaudhary {Shot Put} (Ghaziabad).
Women: Parul Chaudhary (captain) {5000m. & 3000m. Steelechase}, Rupal {400m.} Manshi {High Jump} Kiran Baliyan {Shot Put} Shivani {Discus Throw} Khyati Mathur {High Jump} Annu Rani {Javelin Throw} Seema Punia (Discus Throw} & Priyanka Goswami {20 kms. Race Walk} (All from Meerut) Prachi {200m. & 400m.} (Saharanpur) Monika Chaudhary {1500m.} & Babli Verma {3000m. Steeplechase} (Both from Lucknow) Rebi Pal {3000m. Steeplechase} Kavita Yadav {5000m. & 10000m.} Phoolan Pal {5000m.} Priyanka Patel {35 Kms. Race Walk}, Bandana Patel {35 Kms. Race Walk}, Mamta Pal {35 Kms. Race Walk} & Munita Prajapati {20 Kms. Race Walk} (All from Varanasi) Archana Singh {Pole Vault} & Deepanshi Singh {Long Jump} (Both from Raebareli) Rachana {Hammer Throw}, Tanya Chaudhary {Hammer Throw} (Both from Baghpat) Sonam {Triple Jump} Sarita R. Singh {Hammer Throw} (Both from Amroha) Shaili Singh {Long Jump} (Jhansi)
UP team will leave for Bhubaneswar on June 13,2023 and report to Dori Lal Sharma at Kalinga stadium on June 14.