Murali Sreeshankar, Tejas Shirse in focus as CWG athletics starts
India, July 26 -- The 32-member Indian athletics squad will get to work in Glasgow starting Monday as track and field events - among the few disciplines that still offer quality competition at the Commonwealth Games - get rolling. India's able-bodied squad comprises 22 male and 10 female athletes while 11 para athletes will also bid to boost the medal tally.
India's athletes enter the competition on the back of a fruitful home season that was followed by a 45-day training and condition camp in Spala, Poland where bulk of the able-bodied squad trained. Neeraj Chopra arrived in Glasgow from his training base in Switzerland while woman distance runner Parul Chaudhary tuned up in Ooty.
India will hope to better their eight-medal haul in ath...
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