The World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 tips off August 19 with India represented by 28 athletes. While the hopes of the nation will be pinned on Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra, his success has also become a benchmark for most Indian athletes.
Bhutan will be sending 28 athletes, its highest-ever contingent for the 19th Asian Games, which is set to get underway at Hangzhou, China, from September 23.