Over 1000 athletes set to compete in National U20 Athletics Competition in Karnataka (Image Source: IANS)
National U20 Athletics Competition: Overall 1059 competitors, including 709 male track and field athletes, will be seen in action during the three-day National Junior (U20) Athletics Competition, starting Friday at Mahatma Gandhi Stadium in Tumkur, Karnataka.
The competition will also act as a qualifying event for next month’s Asian U20 Athletics Championships to be held in Hong Kong.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has already announced the qualification standards for the Asian U20 meet. The three-day age group competition in Karnataka will see several promising junior athletes achieve their goal to wear the Indian jersey.
