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National under-20 grounds holder and defending champion javelin thrower Deepika, 110m hurdlers Kiran K. and Yuvaraj S., rod vaulter S. Kavinraja and under-18 sprinter Aarti Siwach volition beryllium among the breathtaking endowment who volition beryllium seen successful enactment astatine the National inferior athletics championships, starting astatine the Kalinga Stadium present connected Friday.
More than 2000 athletes, including 950 women, volition vie successful 4 age-groups during the five-day competition.
Those who execute good present volition gain their places successful the Indian broadside for the South Asian athletics championships to beryllium held successful Ranchi from October 24 to 26.
“The South Asian conscionable volition beryllium an fantabulous vulnerability for the inferior athletes,” said World Athletics (WA) vice-president and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla present connected Thursday.
In bid to tackle issues of overage and impersonation, the AFI has introduced Unique Identification (UID) numbers and QR codes connected the athletes’ bibs.
