Athletes can look forward to showing their prowess at the two-day East Singhbhum District Athletics Championship to be held at the landmark JRD Tata Sports Complex on September 25 and 26.

The event, which is being organised by East Singhbhum District Athletics Association, will be conducted in the under-20,18,16 and 14 (boys and girls) age categories.

The pandemic had kept athletes out of action and the district meet is an opportunity for them to slip into competition fold. The association was able to organise a cross-country event earlier this year which saw thin participation.

“We will be abe to judge our athletes once again. Two athletics competitions will be held next month and in December. Our athletes have won a number of medals in state and national championships. The district event will give the athletes an opportunity to try and gain slots for competitions ahead,” a district association official said.

According to association secretary Rabindra Nath Murmu, the participating athletes have to report at the venue at 9 am and register. "Participants will have to bring their Aadhaar card, attested age-related documents and passport size photo. An athlete can participate in maximum if two individual events," he said.

Murmu said participants will have to strictly follow Covid-10 guidelines by wearing masks (when not competing) and maintaining social distancing.

Interested athletes can contact Rajkumar Banra (9234000871), Sidhu Kisku (9473530631) and Chetan Majhi (7979755431) for further details.

The district meet will be the yardstick for getting selected in the Jharkhand squad for the upcoming state and national inter-district championship. The state (under-14) athletics championship is scheduled in Madhupur next month while the national inter-district event will be conducted in December.