Around 250 athletes take part in NIDJAM selection competitions

Around 250 athletes participated in the under-14 and under-16 boys’ and girls’ competitions organised by the Visakhapatnam District Athletics Association. Twenty-six athletes were selected to participate in the 20th National Inter-district Junior Athletics Meet in Hyderabad from November 14 to 16

Hyderabad: The National Inter-district Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) 2026 selection competitions were conducted by the Visakhapatnam District Athletics Association at the SAAP facility in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

About 250 athletes competed in the under-14 and under-16 boys’ and girls’ categories.

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Visakhapatnam District Athletics Association president D Nageswara Rao, international athlete and association member Shrinivas, joint secretary Ch Appala Raju and Indian Railways athletes congratulated the participants for their enthusiastic response.

N Kartik of the Visakhapatnam District Athletics Association was also appreciated for his efforts in organising the event.

The athletes selected at the competitions will participate in the 20th NIDJAM, scheduled to be held at Woxsen University in Hyderabad from November 14 to 16.

The selected athletes are O Gunasri, Ch Hemendraa, I Lalasa, K Chandrakanth, G Ramcharan, D Thanuja Avanthi, G Sree Vathsankitha, O Srinu, Ch Suryaprakash, I Suryanarayana, K Bala Ram, G Anand Rao, D Mahesh, G Seshadri, L Sai Sathvik, L Gopi, D Ashok, D Ramu, P Ajay Kumar, P Baburao, K Linga Murthy, K Ramakrishna, D Ram Hitesh, D Ravi Kumar, K Dhana Lakshmi and K Pydi Raju.