Lord Hanuman being chosen as the official mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships in Thailand evokes mixed reactions

Lord Hanuman is the official mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships which is being held in Bangkok from July 12 to July 16. The event marks the 50th anniversary of the Asian Athletics Association. While revealing the mascot, the organization explained the reason behind choosing Lord Hanuman as the mascot. The Asian Athletics Association explains on its website, “Since Hanuman exhibits extraordinary abilities including speed, strength, courage and intelligence in the service of (the god) Rama…Hanuman’s greatest ability is, in fact, his incredibly tenacious Loyalty and devotion.”

The association further wrote that the logo of the championship reflects the teamwork skills of the athletes participating in the games. “The logo of the 25th Asian Athletics Championships 2023 depicts the athletes participating in the Games, the skill, the teamwork of the athletes, the athleticism, the dedication and the display of sportsmanship.”

God #Hanuman has been chosen as the official mascot of the Asian Athletics Championships, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12 to 16 July.

The association said – “Since Hanuman throughout the adventure exhibits exceptional abilities in the service of Rama, which includes_ pic.twitter.com/JXdBbZuyls– Dr. Gaurav Garg (@DrGauravGarg4) 12 July 2023

‘Lord Hanuman’ as the mascot has received a mixed response from fans in India. Some people are welcoming the move while others are considering it as an insult to God. An Instagram user wrote that God has been turned into a ‘cartoon’. While others said it was great to see Thailand honoring Hindu deities. There were also those who said that Thailand has shown more respect towards Hindu deities than the movie ‘Adipurush’.

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India are fielding a strong contingent at the Asian Athletics Championships which includes shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Murali Sreesankar. All eyes will also be on Tejaswin Shankar, who will compete in the decathlon event. Among the women, Jyoti Yaraji (200m/100m hurdles) and Annu Rani (javelin throw) are medal contenders.

Indian team for Asian Athletics Championships,

men: Rajesh Ramesh and Muhammad Ajmal (400m/4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Amoj Jacob (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Nihal Joel William, Mizo Chacko Kurien (4x400m relay), Krishan Kumar and Mohd. Afsal (800m), Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson (1500m), Gulveer Singh (5000m/10000m), Abhishek Pal (5000m/10000m), Mohd Noorhasan and Bal Kishan (3000m steeplechase), Yashas Palaksh and Santosh Kumar (400m hurdles), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon), Sarvesh Anil Kushare (high jump), Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar (long jump), Abdullah Abubakar (triple jump), Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Karanveer Singh (shot put). ), DP Manu (javelin throw), Akshdeep Singh and Vikas Singh (20 km race walk)

women: Jyoti Yaraji (200m/100m Hurdles), Nithya Ramraj (100m Hurdles), Aishwarya Mishra (400m/4x400m Relay/4x400m Mixed Relay), Chanda and Lavika Sharma (800m), Lily Das (1500m) Ankita (5000m), Parul Chowdhary (5000m/3000m steeplechase), Sanjivani Jadhav (10000m), Preeti (3000m steeplechase), Puja and Rubina Yadav (high jump), Baranika Elangovan (pole vault), Shelly Singh and Ancy Sojan (Long Jump), Abha Khatua and Manpreet Kaur (Discus Throw), Annu Rani (Javelin Throw), Swapna Barman (Heptathlon), Priyanka and Bhavna Jat (20 km Race Walk), Rejoana Malik Heena and Jyothika Shree Dandi (4x400m relay/4x400m mixed relay), Jisna Mathew and Subha Venkatesan (4x400m)