Chennai: More than 700 athletes, including national and international medalists, will compete in the seventh National Youth (Under-18) Athletics Championships to be held in Coimbatore from April 23 to 25.
The Indian team for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Singapore from August 14 to 26, would be selected based on the performance of the athletes in the meet, Tamil Nadu Athletic Association secretary C Neela Sivalingasamy said in a statement here on Friday.
The selection will also depend on the performance of the athletes in the Asian Area Qualification Championship for the Youth Olympics also to be conducted in Singapore on May 22 and 23, he said.
A 41-member sqaud would represent Tamil Nadu in the national youth meet, he added.
PTI
First Published: Friday, April 16, 2010, 18:49