The World Athletics Championships begins in Hungarian capital Budapest today and runs till August 27. India have won two medals so far in the championships - Anju Bobby George winning a bronze medal in women's long jump in 2003 and Neeraj Chopra claiming a silver medal in men's javelin throw last year.

Indian squad

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Javelin throw

Men: Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena

Women: Annu Rani

3000m steeplechase

Men: Avinash Sable

Women: Parul Chaudhary

Long jump

Men: M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin

Women: Shaili Singh

100m hurdles

Women: Jyothi Yarraji

20km race walk

Men: Akashdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh

35km race walk

Men: Ram Baboo

800m

Men: Krishan Kumar

1500m

Men: Ajay Kumar Saroj

400m hurdles

Men: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan

High jump

Men: Sarvesh Anil Kushare

Triple jump

Men: Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul

4x400m relay

Men: Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian

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Schedule of Indian athletes 

August 19

Men’s 20m race walk final: Akashdeep Singh, Vikash Singh, Paramjeet Singh (12:40 pm)

Men’s 3000m steeplechase heats: Avinash Sable (3:05 pm)

Women’s long jump qualification: Shaili Singh (3.55 pm)

Men’s 1500m heats: Ajay Kumar Saroj (10:32 pm)

Men’s triple jump qualification: Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhose Paul (11:05 pm)

August 20

Men’s high jump qualification: Sarvesh Anil Kushare (2:05 pm)

Men’s 400m hurdles heats: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (2:55 pm)

Women’s long jump final: Shaili Singh (subject to qualification) (8:25 pm)

Men’s 1500m semifinals: Ajay Kumar Saroj (subject to qualification) (9:05 pm)

August 21

Men’s 400m hurdles semifinal: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (subject to qualification) (11:05 pm)

Men’s triple jump final: Praveen Chithravel, Abdulla Aboobacker, Eldhouse Paul (subject to qualification) (11:10 pm)

August 22

Women’s 100m hurdles heats: Jyothi Yarraji (10:10 pm) 

Men’s 800m heats: Krishan Kumar (10:50 pm)

Men’s high jump final: Sarvesh Anil Kushare (subject to qualification) (11:25 pm)

Men’s 3000m steeplechase final: Avinash Sable (subject to qualification) (1:12am - August 23)

August 23

Women’s javelin throw qualification: Annu Rani (1:50 pm or 3:25 pm)

Men’s long jump qualification: M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin (2:45 pm)

Women’s 3000m steeplechase heats: Parul Chaudhary (11:15 pm)

Women’s 100m hurdles semifinals: Jyothi Yarraji (subject to qualification) (12:10 am - August 24)

Men’s 1500m final: Ajay Kumar Saroj (subject to qualification) (12:45 am - August 24)

Men’s 400m hurdles final: Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (subject to qualification) (1:20 am - August 24)

August 24

Men’s 35km race walk final - Ram Baboo (10:30 am)

Men’s long jump final: M Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin (subject to qualification) (11 pm)

Men’s 800m semifinals: Krishan Kumar (subject to qualification) (12:20 am - August 25) 

Women’s 100m Hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji (subject to qualification) (12:55 am - August 25)

August 25

Men’s javelin throw Group A qualification: Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena (1. 40 pm or 

3:15 pm)

Women’s javelin throw final: Annu Rani (subject to qualification) (11:50 pm)

August 26

Men’s 4x400m relay heats: Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian (11 pm)

Men’s 800m final: Krishan Kumar (subject to qualification) (12  am - August 27) 

August 27

Men’s javelin throw final: Neeraj Chopra, D P Manu, Kishore Jena (subject to qualification) (11:50 pm)

Women’s 3000m steeplechase final: Parul Chaudhary (subject to qualification) (12:40 AM - August 28)

Men’s 4x400m relay final - Amoj, Jacob, Muhammed Anas, Muhammed Ajmal, Rajesh Ramesh, Arul Rajalingam, Mijo Chacko Kurian (Subject to qualification) (1:07 am - August 28)

(All timings in IST)

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