The home athletics season will start with the inaugural Indian Open Throw occasion on February 26, whereas the primary National Javelin Day occasion will likely be held on 7 August throughout all states to mark Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic gold medalist achievement.
Star javelin thrower Chopra received the nation’s first Olympic gold medal in athletics on the Tokyo Games on August 7 final yr and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had earlier stated that National Javelin Day could be celebrated to mark the achievement.
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The Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships will likely be held in Kozhikode from April 2-6, whereas the Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships and National Open Athletics Championships will likely be held in Chennai (10-14 June) and Jamshedpur (15-19 October). , respectively.
The AFI on Saturday introduced the 25-Meet Annual Competition Calendar.
“We would like to draw attention to the fact that Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal at the Olympic Games has gone to athletics in India,” AFI President Adille Sumariwala stated in a launch.
“The annual calendar has been designed to give our athletes every opportunity to qualify and prepare for international events such as the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.”
Sumariwala stated the federation has determined so as to add a nationwide open throw occasion in Delhi on February 26 and a nationwide open soar occasion in Thiruvananthapuram on March 1.
“We will continue to organize the national javelin throw competition and look forward to marking Neeraj’s Olympic gold with National Javelin Day events on August 7 in all states and union territories,” he added.
The AFI president stated slots have been earmarked for district conferences (March 1 to 31), state conferences (April 1 to May 25) and sports activities board conferences (August 1 to 30).
The home athletics season was to start with the National Cross Country Championships in Kohima on January 15 and the Indian Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi on February 5 and 6, however each the meets needed to be postponed following a spurt in COVID-19 instances.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
