New Delhi, June 30: Prabhjot Singh and G Mounica will spearhead the Indian challenge in the boys and girls sections respectively in the 6th IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships to be held in Bressanone, Italy from July 8-12.
Prabhjot had won the discus event with a national record throw of 59.62m in the National Youth Championships in Madurai last month.
Andhra Pradesh girl Monika had won the 200m race with a national record timing of 24.88secs in Madurai.
The 10-member Indian team also has shot putter Gurwant Singh who was declared the best athlete among boys in Madurai for winning the event with a throw of 18.20m.
In the last world championships in Ostrava in Czech Republic in 2007, India were represented by 12 athletes and returned without a medal.
The best performance there was that of Indian girls’ relay team who finished fifth.
–PTI