\n Jena will have to contend with Sachin and Rohit in men\u2019s javelin.
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This has been a season of surprises.
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Quartermiler Aishwarya Mishra and javelin thrower Sachin Yadav produced some stunning personal bests at the Dehradun National Games, their season-opener, in early February.
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And a few weeks ago, Gurindervir Singh broke the men\u2019s 100m national record while triple jumpers Abdulla Aboobacker and Praveen Chithravel impressively went past the 17m-mark.
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The 28th National Federation Athletics Championships begin at the Maharaja\u2019s Stadium here on Monday and with the meet being the qualification event for next month\u2019s Asian Championships in Gumi, South Korea, one can expect many more surprises.
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Aishwarya, however, has chosen to stay away. Kiran Pahal, last year\u2019s fastest female quartermiler, and prominent men\u2019s 400m runner Muhammed Ajmal are not here too.
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Still, with talk that there could be major changes in relay teams, the spotlight could be on the quartermilers. Former World junior bronze medallist Rupal Chaudhary, who ran in the World and Asian Relays last year, will be watched closely.
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\u201cThe conditions look good but I wish we had the javelin throw around something like 5.30 p.m., and not at the scheduled 4 p.m. which will be hot,\u201d said Asian Games champion javelin thrower Annu Rani, the national record holder.
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While Annu is expected to take the women\u2019s gold comfortably, the men\u2019s javelin throw could see an intense battle among National Games champion Sachin Yadav, Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jena and Rohit Yadav.
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The four-day meet has attracted 470 athletes, including 167 women.<\/p>\n
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