Tokyo, Sept. 13 -- India's campaign at World Athletics Championships kickstarted on Saturday in 35 km race walk event, with Priyanka Goswami registering a 24th place finish in women's while Sandeep Kumar finishing 23rd in men's event.

Ram Baboo, however, faced disqualification. The World Championships are being held in Tokyo from Thursday and will run till September 21, as per Olympics.com. This is the 20th edition of the competition.

The Indian contingent features a total of 19 players, including 14 men and five women players, who will be vying for medals in 15 different events, 11 for men and four for women.

The current javelin throw world champion Neeraj Chopra, who became the first-ever Indian to land a gold at the world meet, is t...