Chandigarh: Leading Indian quarter milers will collect at the Sports activities Elaborate of Sector 7 in Chandigarh as the initially-ever Nationwide Open Relay Carnival starts on Sunday.
With the Planet Relay Championships in May possibly and the 2024 Paris Olympics in July, the function will provide as the likelihood for the athletes to make their way to the 14-member squad that will journey to the Bahamas to teach for a single thirty day period.
While the men’s crew for the 4x400m relay is envisioned to have Amoj Jacob, Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Mijo Kurian, Rajesh Ramesh, and Mijo Kurian, the selectors will have to headache to make the workforce women’s 4x400m relay and mixed 4x400m relay.
Rupal returning from personal injury, Povamma Raju coming back to 400m just after a hiatus, and Vithya Ramaraj stamping her authority, the combat for women’s team will be an fascinating one particular.
Aishwarya Mishra, Priya Mohan, and Sonia Baishya are the other people who will stake their declare.
The Relay carnival will have a complete of 10 situations with each 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay in men’s, women’s, combined, U20 girls, and U20 boys groups.
Best Indian athletics stars these types of as Amoj Jacob, Vithya Ramaraj, Yashas P, Md Afsal, Aishwarya Mishra, and several others will be in action.
This event will be the last in the domestic calendar of willpower-certain open up activities. The subsequent massive domestic occasion will be Indian Grand Prix 1 in Bengaluru on 30th April.