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Bhopal: About six
hundred junior athletes from six Indian states will flex their
muscles for top honours in the 22nd National West Zone Junior
Athletic Championship starting here in Bhopal at the Tatya Tope
Stadium on Wednesday morning.
Addressing a Press conference here on Tuesday Mumtaz Khan, Hony.
Secretary Madhya Pradesh Athletics Association, (MPAA), said that
the three-day athletic championship shall be held on August 11, 12
and 13.
Mumtaz informed that athletes from the states of Chhattisgarh, Goa,
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and hosts Madhya Pradesh will be
seen in action to vie for 169 golds, silvers and bronze medals that
will be at stake. The Athletics Federation of India has given the
responsibility to MPAA to organize the championship at Bhopal. He
said the competitions will be held in the age groups of 20, 18, 16
and 14 years separately for boys and girls.
Replying to a question he said the athletic championship would be
declared open by Madhya Pradesh Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Energy and Mineral Resources Rajendra Shukla, who will
be the chief guest at the inaugural function. Lawmaker Dhruv Narain
Singh, chairman Madhya Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, will
preside over the inaugural function.
He told a questioner that the state team winning maximum gold medals
shall be awarded overall championship winners crown while the team
standing second in the gold medal tally would be given runners-up
title. In the four age groups viz. 20, 18, 16 and 14 years athletes
garnering maximum points shall be presented “Best Athlete Trophy” in
each group.
Mumtaz said athletes coming first and second in the competitions
will be selected for the West Zone Athletic team which will
participate in the National Inter-Zonal Junior Athletic Championship
to be held next month from September 3 to 5 at Guntur in Andhra
Pradesh.
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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