National Open Throw competition postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Our Sports Reporter

GUWAHATI: Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has postponed the 1st National Open Throws competition due to Covid-19 risk. The competition was scheduled to be held on October 26-27 at SAI, Patiala.

The President of AFI Adille J. Sumariwala said, "We consulted chief coach, high-performance director and other coaches and they expressed their concern on risk of exposure of athletes to Covid-19. After consultation with all, we have decided to postpone the throws competition until further notice."

He added: "We feel the conditions are still not conducive to hold a competition due to Covid-19 pandemic situation. Since it was an open competition and there was a risk for athletes travelling from outside so the competitions will be held only when the situation is conducive."

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