Indian Athletics – News – 10th National Youth Championships: PREVIEW

Guntur, Andhra Pradesh – 13 May 2013 – The 10th National Youth Athletics Championships will be organised from May 18 to 20 at Brahmananda Reddy Stadium in Guntur.   This is the second time the hosts Andhra Pradesh Athletics Association conducts the Youth Nationals after 2006, when it was held at Warangal.

 Although the APAA successfully organised many major events, including last year’s National Inter-State Championships at their state capital Hyderabad, the state association is constantly looking forward to spread its activities by taking them to various corners of the state and by that way inspire many youngsters to follow competitive athletics as their useful pastime.

 Among the AFI activities, the first major athletics event held at Guntur was the National Inter-State Championships in 1989 and the latest one had been the rain-marred National Inter-Zonal championships in 2010. 

Guntur also played host the All-Inter Inter-University championships two years ago.   

 Around 600 athletes from various states in across the country are taking part in the three day meet which will serve as the “Selection Trials” for Indian aspirants looking for a berth in the National Team to this year’s World Youth Championships to be held at Dontesk, Ukraine, from July 10 to 14 as well as the Asian Youth Games to be held at Nanjing, China, in August.

Click here to see Tentative Schedule.

 / AFI /

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