Inter-State Athletics meet begins on Wednesday
Athletics Federation of India is unlikely to hamper the performance of top athletes in the 49th National Inter-State meet starting here tomorrow.
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Athletics Federation of India is unlikely to hamper the
performance of top athletes in the 49th National Inter-State
meet starting here tomorrow.
About 1,200 men and women athletes from 27 states will
vie for honours in the four-day event, concluding on October
24.
120 athletes, who are in the elite list for the
preparation of 2010 Commonwealth Games and camping at NIS
Patiala and Bangalore, have confirmed participation for the
meet. They have returned from the training tour of England.
AFI senior vice-president W I Davaram told a press
conference here that athletes would hit peak form here and one
could expect a number of records set at the meet.
"There is no dearth of participation. We do not know the
qualifying mark set by the Federation for the ensuing Asian
Championship in China (Nov 10-14)," he said.
"But the best athletes will be sent to China. The earlier
best performances of athletes will be considered for
selection," Davaram said.
Dawaram said the AFI has been very particular about
conducting dope tests.
"We do not want another weightlifting fiasco here. We
only know a team of WADA officials are here. It will be an
independent operation. All the medallists will be subject to
dope tests. Besides, WADA will also do random tests."
Only one national mark was set in last year`s inter-state
meet at Madurai -- Krishna Mohan (AP) winning 110m hurdles in
14 secs.
Tintu Luka, a ward of the legendary P T Usha, had won
gold in 800m in the Bhopal National Open Athletics meet early
this month and she seems to be in good nick to win back to
back titles here and also earn the ticket to China.
Tamil Nadu`s Gayathri, a double silver medallist in the
Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, is all set to dominate the
event.
Bureau Report
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