Indian 12-member cross country team left for Japan on Wednesday.

National cross-country champion and army’s distance runner, Harmanjot Singh, will test his endurance during the 18th Asian Cross-Country Championships scheduled for February 21 in Fukuoka, Japan.

He will be among the 12-member Indian team that will compete in Japan. The Indian team will leave Wednesday to compete in Fukuoka, said Bahadur Singh Sagoo, president of AFI (Athletics Federation of India).

The AFI selected the national team based on the athletes’ performance during the 60^th National Cross-Country Championships held last month in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

The Indian athletes will compete in the senior men’s, women’s, and U20 groups. Harmanjot Singh will compete in the men’s 10km. Aditya Gurjar, Abhinandan Suryavanshi and Karan Ramesh Saranade will represent India in the men’s U20 category. The distance for the men’s U20 event is 8km.

The members of the women’s 10km team are Nandani Gupta, Ujala, Soniya and Munni Devi.

Versha, Mani Yadav, Sonam Kumari and Aarju will compete in the women’s U20 group.

Indian Team: Men: 10km: Harmanjot Singh. U20: 8km: Aditya Gurjar, Abhinandan Suryavanshi, Karan Ramesh Saranade. Women: 10km: Nandani Gupta, Ujala, Soniya, Munni Devi. U20: 6km: Versha, Mani Yadav, Sonam Kumari, Aarju.

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