Addressing the opening ceremony of the National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet 2024 in Ahmedabad on Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said it was a matter of pride for his state to host a "world's largest grassroots talent search event."
The 19th edition of the event will be live-streamed and will witness 5,588 athletes from 615 districts compete for medals across under-14 and under-16 categories. Each district can field 13 athletes at maximum.
A total of 5,482 athletes from 599 districts across the country have entered the competition for boys and girls in two age groups, under-14 and under-16.
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): The upcoming MILO National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) 2019 is the platform from which the Athletics Federation of India's (AFI) plans for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games will be launched.
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday announced that dope testing will be a part of the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) 2019.