Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has been named in India's athletics squad for the Commonwealth Games, subject to achieving the Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) qualifying standard in upcoming competitions.
The 32-member squad, finalised after the federation's final selection committee meeting, also includes Gurindervir Singh (100m), Animesh Kujur (200m), Gulveer Singh (5,000m and 10,000m), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon and high jump), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase) and racewalker Priyanka.
Chopra, who has not competed since the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, has been recovering from a back injury and is yet to begin his season.
However, he is expected to return to competition within the next 10 days and has requested the AFI to consider his performances in the upcoming events for Commonwealth Games qualification.
To make the team, Chopra will have to achieve the AFI's Commonwealth Games qualifying mark of 82.61m in one of those events.
Besides Chopra, who won gold at the 2018 CWG, Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh will also compete in the men's javelin throw event after meeting the qualification mark at the Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Another athlete whose participation is subject to his performance ahead of the CWG is triple jumper Selva Prabhu.
