VAA to hold junior athletics selection trials in Visakhapatnam on October 24

Hyderabad: The Visakhapatnam Athletics Association (VAA) will organise junior athletics meet-cum-selection trials for boys and girls in the under-14 and under-16 categories on October 24 at the SAAP Integrated Sports Complex in Kommadi, Visakhapatnam. The trials will begin at 8 am, according to VAA general secretary M Narayana Rao.

Each athlete can participate in only one event in the under-16 category, while those in the under-14 category can choose any one event from the triathlon group.

Boys born between November 17, 2012, and November 16, 2014, are eligible for the under-14 category. Those born between November 17, 2010, and November 16, 2012, are eligible for the under-16 category.

Teams for the 20th National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet, scheduled to be held in Sadasivpet, Telangana, from November 14 to 16, will be selected during the trials.

For details, call 9396340084 or 7386458083.