The national selection trials for 17 disciplines of athletics will be held over two days in eight National Centre of Excellence across the country including Kolkata starting on February 9, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Saturday.
The selection trials are open to both boys and girls between the age group of 16 to 21 years.
The eight NCoEs are Bhopal (middle distance, Feb 17-18), Patiala (sprints, horizontal jumps, throws and combined events, Feb 14-15), Sonipat (sprints, throws, combined events & race walk, Feb 17-18), Trivandrum (sprints, jumps, middle distance, Feb 14-15), Bangalore (sprints, jumps, middle distance and racewalk, Feb 17-18).
Lucknow (middle distance, long distance, Feb 9 -10), Imphal (long distance, walk, Feb 14-15), Kolkata (sprints and combined events, Feb 17-18) are the other centres that will host the trials.
Sports Authority of India tweeted the announcement on Twitter: “#GoodNews
Selection #Trials for #Athletics in various disciplines will start at SAI National Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) from 9th Feb 2022 onwards
Don't miss out on the opportunity!! For details visit: https://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in #Athlete #sports”