Here is all you need to know about World Athletics Championships 2023, Indian medal tally, results and India medals winners table list
India finished the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with one medal; a gold; and tied for 18th place overall in the medals table.
World Athletics Championships 2023 India medal tally table today, results and medals winners list
The 19th World Athletics Championships, also known as Budapest 23, took place from August 19 to 27.
Neeraj Chopra, a gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, won India’s lone medal in Budapest in the men’s javelin throw sport. Neeraj also became the first athlete from India to win a world championship thanks to the medal.
This was India’s third medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2023, following Neeraj’s silver at Oregon 2022 and Anju Bobby George’s bronze in the long jump at Paris 2003.
With the exception of Neeraj Chopra, the Indian men’s 4x400m relay team set an Asian record at the meet, and Parul Chaudhary’s 3000m steeplechase performance in the women’s competition exceeded the qualification requirement for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
There were 23 men and 4 women among the 27 members of India’s sports team competing in the world championships. The team included national record holders Avinash Sable, Jyothi Yarraji, Jeswin Aldrin, and Praveen Chithravel. Murali Sreeshankar, Eldhose Paul, Shaili Singh, DP Manu, Annu Rani, and Abdulla Aboobacker were among the notable players on the Indian team.
Indian competitors competed for medals in 15 events at the Budapest 2023 World Athletics Championships, 11 of which were for men and 4 of which were for women.
World Athletics Championships 2023: India team
Men: Krishan Kumar (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj (1500), Santosh Kumar T (400mH), Avinash Sable (3000m SC), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jeswin Aldrin (long jump), Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Praveen Chithravel (triple jump), Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), Eldhose Paul (triple jump), Neeraj Chopra (javelin throw), DP Manu (javelin throw), Kishore Jena (javelin throw), Akashdeep Singh (20km race walk), Vikash Singh (20km race walk), Paramjeet Singh Bisht (20km race walk), Ram Baboo (35km race walk), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay), Muhammed Ajmal (4x400m relay), Muhammed Anas (4x400m relay), Rajesh Ramesh (4x400m relay), Arul Rajalingam (4x400m relay), Mijo Chacko Kurian (4x400m relay)
Women: Jyothi Yarraji (100mH), Parul Chaudhary (3000m SC), Shaili Singh (long jump), Annu Rani (javelin throw)
World Athletics Championships 2023: India’s medal winners
| Athlete | Event | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Neeraj Chopra | Men’s javelin throw | Gold |
World Athletics Championships 2023 medals tally
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Great Britain and NI | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Uganda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | People’s Republic of China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |