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The Athletics Federation of India is the national governing body for Athletics sport in India, and is responsible for conducting competitions in the country. It was formed in 1943. [ 1 ] It is affiliated to World Athletics and Asian Athletics Association . [ 2 ]
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 .
The competition programme features a total of 38 individual Indian Championship athletics events, 19 for men and 19 for women. For each division, there are seven track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, four throws, and one combined event. [1]
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 duties.
Norman Pritchard – India's first Olympic athletics medallist Nilima Ghose was among the first Indian female Olympians Milkha Singh – known as "The Flying Sikh". At the Olympic Games, the first Indian competitor was Norman Pritchard, an Anglo-Indian, who won silver medals in the 200 metres and 200 metres hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics. [8]
Indian Athletics League is a proposed league in India. It will be organized by Athletics Federation of India. This tournament will also have similarities with 14-leg Diamond League Series. There will be 8 to 10 franchise with each having 2 or 3 foreign players. There will be 8 players per franchise for both Men and Women. [1]
India at the 2019 World Athletics Championships; WA code: IND: 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
India has participated in the World Indoor Championships in Athletics since its inception in 1985. [ 1 ] [ circular reference ] India is yet to win a medal in the World Indoor Athletics Championships [ 2 ] with athletes appearing in 9 out of 20 championships.