Odisha athletics association

National Junior Athletics Championships: Chairman of the national selection committee of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla has stated that the 40th National Junior Athletics Championships, scheduled from October 10 to 14 at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, will be among the best-organised national events in recent years, featuring world-class facilities and systems.

“Odisha Athletics Association has done an excellent job in preparing for the championships. Everything — from technical arrangements to accommodation — has been taken care of with great precision. This will be one of the best championships delivered so far,” said Sumariwalla, a former president of the AFI and currently one of the vice-presidents of World Athletics.

He also mentioned that AFI will carry out talent identification at the event to find promising young athletes, who will then be sent to centres of excellence for additional training and development.