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Athletics Federation of India, then Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI), was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Prof. G.D. Sondhi and Maharaja Yadvindra Singh. G.D. Sondhi was its first President for a short while, resigning on 13 April 1950. AFI organises the following national level athletics competitions in the country:
In India, the Athletics was introduced during the period of the British Raj.The sport is governed by the Athletics Federation of India, which was formed in 1946. [1]Despite the country's population, only a few Indian athletes used to win medals at global championships.
This request was ignored by the Athletics Federation of India and in February 2013 Chennai withdrew as hosts of the championships. [13] The federation approached the state governments of Jharkhand and Delhi, with the venues of Ranchi and New Delhi being suggested, but both states refused the host
The South Asian U20 Athletics Championships is a recurring athletics competition between under-20 athletes from South Asian nations, governed by the South Asian Athletics Federation. [1] The event, first held in 2007, was formerly known as the South Asian Junior Athletics Championships .
India competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from 15 to 24 July 2022. [1] India had entered 21 athletes. [2] India won their first silver at the World Athletics Championships since their debut in the games. Neeraj Chopra became the first male Indian athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. [3]
National federation: Athletics Federation of India: Website: https://indianathletics.in: in Budapest, Hungary 19–27 August 2023; Competitors: 28 (23 men and 5 women) Medals Ranked 18th: Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1: World Athletics Championships appearances
India at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships; WA code: IND: Website: indianathletics.in: in Nairobi; Competitors: 28 in 19 events: Medals Ranked 21st: Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3: World Athletics U20 Championships appearances; auto
National federation: Athletics Federation of India: Website: https://indianathletics.in: in Doha, Qatar 27 September 2019 () – 6 October 2019 () Competitors: 23 (13 men and 10 women) in 16 events: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: World Athletics Championships appearances