Though neeraj chopra

State Senior Athletics Championship: With just a month to go for the Paris Olympics 2024, top athletes of the country including steeplechaser Avinash Sable, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and long jumper Shaili Singh besides the Mixed 4x400m relay team will be in action in the 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, starting here on Thursday.

Besides Yarraji and Shaili Singh and the Mixed 4x400 relay team, many other top Indian athletes will be hoping to achieve the qualification marks for the Paris Olympic Games at the four-day event to be held at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana.

Though Neeraj Chopra, who has already qualified for the Olympics, will give the Inter-Stage the miss, Kishore Kumar Jena, the other Indian to breach the Olympic qualification mark in javelin throw has been listed to participate in Panchkula.