DESCRIPTION:
*     India has announced a 17-strong, including nine men and eight women for this championship.
*     Odisha women sprinters Srabani Nanda and Dutee Chand have been included in the squad.
*     Indian team will be participating in a total of 12 events at the Aspire Academy Sports complex.
*     India won just one gold medal from four participants in the previous edition which was held in Hangzhou, China.

INDIAN SQUAD:
MEN: Omprakash Kharana (Shot put); Rahul, Ajay Kumar Saroj (both 800m); Naveen Kumar (3000m); Tejaswin Shankar (High jump); Prem Kumar K, Ankit Sharma (both long jump); Ranjith Maheswari, Surendar (both triple jump).
WOMEN: Srabani Nanda, Dutee Chand (both 60m sprint); Suganda Kumari (1500m); Gayathri (60m hurdles); Swapna Burman (high jump); Mayookha Johny, MA Prajusha (long jump); Manpreet Kaur Jr (Shot put).