Racewalker Akshdeep Singh eyes medal on his Worlds debut

NEW DELHI: Racewalker Akshdeep Singh, who won gold at the Asian Race Walking Championships, aspires to make a strong impression once again by securing a medal on his debut at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, starting from August 19. Akshdeep will be one of three Indian walkers alongside Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh in action during the men's 20km Race Walk Final. The 23-year-old Singh, who became the first Indian to qualify for the athletics events at Paris 2024 by meeting the standard qualifying time of 1:20:00 in his national record-setting walk, laid out his goals for the world championship while also looking ahead to future competitions.

"First, our target was to qualify, and once we achieved that, we started preparing for the World Championships. This is my first world-level competition, but I am fully prepared. I want to compete for a medal so that I improve and perform well on my path to events like the Asian Games, and Olympics along with improving the national record," Akshdeep told JioCinema, where the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, will be live-streamed. IANS

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