India' participated in the

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held at Berlin from 15–23 August. Six Indian athletes had qualified for the Championships, but none of them won any medal. Only Babubhai Panucha, who competed in the 20 km walk category managed to establish a new National record clocking a time of 1:23:06 beating his own previous record time.

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had sent a team of six athletes for the competition, which is ranked only next to the

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and the FIFA World Cup in terms of popularity as a major global sporting event. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards.Indian names 6 for Berlin World Champs

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(2009-08-05). Retrieved on 2009-08-05.

Results

Men

Women

References

External links

Official competition website
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