New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The two-time Paralympic javelin throw world champion and Paris Paralympic medalist Preethi Pal will be the headliner as Team India kickstarts their World Para Athletics Championships campaign in New Delhi on Saturday.
Team India will be fielding a 73-member strong contingent for the World meet, which will feature over 2,000 athletes from 104 nations across 186 medal events, with 101 men’s events, 84 women’s event and one mixed event. This will be the 12th edition of the World Championships and the first one to be held by India, as per Olympics.com.
Apart from Antil, the defending champion in the javelin throw F64 class, and two-time Paralympic bronze medallist Preethi Pal, Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar, Dharambir Nain and Navdeep will also be c