New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Long jumper Jeswin Aldrin and 5000m runner Ankita Dhyani on Sunday qualified for Paris Olympics through world ranking quota and are set to be included in the Indian athletics team which will now have 30 members.

Long jump national record holder Aldrin and Ankita’s name figured in the latest list published by World Athletics (WA) after the national federations notified the international body about their athletes who will not compete in Paris due to various reasons despite making the cut.

One such example was top Indian long jumper M Sreeshankar who had to pull out of the Games due to an injury despite making a direct entry by breaching the qualification standard of 8.27m.

Aldrin figured in the 31st place in the list while 32 will compete in the men’s log jump event in Olympics. Ankita was placed 42nd, the last ranking spot. Both were outside the qualification bracket when WA published the list on July 2. A top official in the Athletics Federation of India told

Source: PTI News