Athletics season to start with Indian Open Throws occasion in Delhi

The home athletics season will start with the inaugural Indian Open Throws competitors on February 26 whereas the primary National Javelin Day occasions can be held on August 7 in all of the states to mark Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic gold medal-winning feat.
Star javelin thrower Chopra had clinched the nation’s first Olympic gold in athletics in Tokyo Games on August 7 final 12 months and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had earlier mentioned that nationwide javelin day can be noticed to mark the feat.

As promised earlier by AFI, Javelin championships can be held in all states on August 7 in honour of @Neeraj_chopra1 ‘s historic feat. https://t.co/1Th2mZlH0R
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The Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships can be held in Kozhikode from April 2-6, whereas the Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships and National Open Athletics Championships can be staged in Chennai (June 10-14) and Jamshedpur (October 15-19), respectively.

The 25-meet annual competitors calendar was introduced by AFI on Saturday.
“We are keen to build on the attention that Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal in the Olympic Games has got for athletics in India,” AFI President Adille Sumariwalla mentioned in a launch.
“The annual calendar has been designed to give our athletes every chance to qualify and prepare for international events like the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.”
Sumariwalla mentioned that the federation has determined so as to add a National Open Throws Competition in Delhi on February 26 and a National Open Jumps Competition in Thiruvananthapuram on March 1.
“We will continue to organise the National Javelin Throw Competition and look forward to marking Neeraj’s Olympic gold with the National Javelin Day events in all States and Union Territories on August 7,” he mentioned.
The AFI President mentioned that slots had been earmarked for district meets (March 1 to 31), state meets (April 1 to May 25) and sports activities board meets (August 1 to 30).
The home athletics season was to start out with the National Cross Country Championships on January 15 in Kohima and Indian Open Race Walking Championships in Ranchi on February 5 and 6 however each the meets needed to be postponed after a surge in COVID-19 circumstances.