Ace Indian 200m runner Dhanalakshmi Sekar is yet to complete her US visa formalities which was the reason why her name was not in the list of Indian participants released by the international track and field governing body for the upcoming event. World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA.
Dhanalakshmi was included in the 22-member Indian squad for the World Championships to be held in Eugene, USA on 30 June from 15-24 July. Now it may be difficult for her to attend the showpiece as she is yet to complete the visa formalities.
“My visa is still pending. My first visa appointment got cancelled, so trying to make ends meet,” she told PTI from Thiruvananthapuram, where she is currently training.
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The Tamil Nadu athletes could not breach the automatic qualifying standard of 22.80, but made the cut through the world rankings for the World Championships.
On 26 June, she ran her personal best time of 22.89 to win the 200m gold at the Kosanov Memorial Athletics Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan and only the third Indian to run a sub-23 after national record holder Saraswati Saha (22.82s). became a woman. and Hima Das (22.88s).
Dhanalakshmi had won the 200m gold with a timing of 23.27s at the National Inter-State Championships in Chennai in mid-June.
The list of Indian participants put up on the World Athletics website also did not feature Arokia Rajeev, a contender for the 4x400m relay team, who withdrew from the second trial held in Patiala on Friday.
Quarter-miler Aishwarya Mishra and long jumper Jesvin Aldrin were on the list but are unlikely to feature in the showpiece event as they did worse in the second trial on Friday than the first on Monday in Thiruvananthapuram.
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