Though javelin ace Neeraj Chopra and the injured Avinash Sable won’t be competing in Bhubaneswar, the 1st Indian Open World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour will feature some of the top track and field stars from the country.
The list includes the fastest Indian on track, Animesh Kujur, who now owns the national records in both men’s 100m and 200m sprints. However, he will have stiff competition from Malaysian national record holder Muhammad Azeem Fahmi.
Long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has been on a three-event winning streak since returning from injury earlier this year and the Asian and Commonwealth Games silver medallist will look to build up more steam in the lead up to Tokyo25.
Mohammed Afsal, the men’s 800m national record holder, will also be in action in Bhubaneswar alongside Shaili Singh (women’s long jump), Vithya Ramraj (women’;s 400m) and several others.
With Neeraj out, Asian Athletics Championships silver medallist Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh will front the Indian challenge in the men’s javelin throw.
However, Sri Lankan thrower Rumesh Pathirage, who pipped Sachin to the bronze at the NC Classic in Bengaluru last month, is also in fray.
Annu Rani will also compete in women’s javelin throw while Abdulla Aboobacker and Jeswin Aldrin are in the men’s triple and long jump entry lists, respectively.
Over 90 Indians will be in action at the Indian Open 2025 in Bhubaneswar along with international athletes from 16 different countries.
A total of 19 medal events – nine each for men and women and one for mixed team – will be held at the Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour in Bhubaneswar.
List of medal events at Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour
- Men’s: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 5000m, long jump, triple jump, javelin throw and 4x400m relay
- Women’s: 00m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 100m hurdles, long jump, javelin throw and 4x400m relay
- Mixed: 4x400m relay
Where to watch Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour live
Live streaming of the Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour will be available on the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) YouTube channel. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India.
Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour schedule
As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
- Men’s 400m heats – 7:40 AM
- Women’s 400m heats – 7:55 AM
- Men’s 100m heats – 8:25 AM
- Women’s 100m heats – 8:35 AM
- Men’s 200m heats – 8:55 AM
- Women’s javelin throw final – 5:00 PM
- Men’s 400m final – 5:05 PM
- Women’s 400m final – 5:15 PM
- Women’s long jump final – 5:23 PM
- Men’s triple jump final – 5:30 PM
- Men’s 100m final – 5:35 PM
- Women’s 100m final – 5:45 PM
- Men’s 800m final – 6:00 PM
- Women’s 800m final – 6:10 PM
- Men’s javelin throw final – 6:22 PM
- Women’s 100m hurdles final – 6:35 PM
- Men’s long jump final – 6:45 PM
- Women’s triple jump final – 6:48 PM
- Women’s 1500m final – 7:00 PM
- Men’s 5000m final – 7:10 PM
- Men’s 200m final – 7:30 PM
- Women’s 200m final – 7:40 PM
- Mixed 4x400m relay final – 7:55 PM
- Men’s javelin throw final – 8:10 PM
- Men’s long jump final – 8:15 PM
- Men’s 4x400m relay final – 8:20 PM