2024 is going to be a mighty important year for Indian athletics as many of the athletes will stand a chance to book the Paris 2024 Olympics berth. Keeping this in mind, the Athletics Federation of India announced the tentative schedule for the upcoming season next year. The hectic schedule will start with the National Inter District Junior Athletic Meet in Gujarat on January 19. Meanwhile, Indian javelin star Neeraj Chopra could only be seen in action in March, at the Indian Open Throws.
If not at the Open Throws competition in India, Neeraj Chopra might play at the Indian Grand Prix 1, which starts in April 2024. One of the reasons why Neeraj might not take part in a lot of competitions next year is, he might want to preserve himself for the Olympics, having already qualified for Paris 2024.
AFI 2024 Calendar
Domestic calendar
January: 19th National Inter District Junior Athletic Meet (Gujarat).
January 17: National Cross Country (Arrah, Bihar)
January 30-31: 11th South Asian and Indian Open Race Walking Competition (Chandigarh)
March 18: Fifth Indian Open 400m (Trivandrum, Kerala)
March 20: Third Indian Open Jumps (Bengaluru)
March 22: Third Indian Open throws (Patiala, Punjab)
April 30: First leg of Indian Grand Prix (Bengaluru)
May 12 to 15: 27th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships (Trivandrum, Kerala)
May 30: Second IGP (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
June 12: Third IGP (Bengaluru)
June 15-17: National Youth Athletics (Warangal, Telangana)
June 27 to 30: 63rd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships (Panchkula, Haryana)
July 15: Fourth IGP (Patiala, Punjab)
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July 19-21: 22nd National Junior Federation Cup (Guwahati, Assam)
August 7: Third national javelin day (All state units)
August 30-September 2: 63rd National Open Athletics Championships (Bengaluru)
International
January 21: Asian Marathon Championships (Hong Kong)
February 21-23: Asian Indoor Championships (Tehran, Iran)
March 1-3: World Indoor Championships (Glasgow)
March 3: SAAF Cross Country Championships (Lahore, Pakistan)
April 17: Asian 20km race walking championship (Nomi, Japan)
April 12 to 14: SAAF Junior Championships (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
April 21-22: World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships (Antalya, Turkey)
April 24-27: 21st Asian Junior Athletics Championships (Dubai)
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May 4-5: World Athletics Relay (Nassau, Bahamas)
August 1 to 9: Olympic Games (Paris, France)
August 26-31: World Junior U20 Athletics Championships (Lima, Peru)
October 4-6: Fourth SAAF Athletics Championships (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
