9 Nagpur athletes for junior nationals in Odisha

Nagpur: As many as nine Nagpur athletes will represent Maharashtra in the 40th National junior athletics championship slated at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from October 10 to 14.

In the U-20 boys group, Harshal Joge from Om Sai Sporting Club Umred will participate in the 800-metre race. Samit Tong of Track Star Athletics Club will comtete in both the 3000m and steeplechase races. Abhimanyu Kushwah from Khel Foundation will be seen in action in the shot put event.

In the U-20 girls group, Anjali Madavi will be seen in action in the 3000m steeplechase. In the U-18 boys category, Pranay Upase from Khel Foundation will compete in the 1000m race, and Manoj Chavan from Nagpur Krida Prabodhini will try his luck in the javelin throw event.

In the U-18 girls category, Kashish Bhagat from Mahatma Gandhi English Medium High School and Junior College is competing in the 400M race, while Janhavi Hirudkar of Hindu Girls High School will look to bring home a gold medal in the 1000m race. In the U-14 boys category, Saumya Nikode from The Sprint Hub is participating in the Triathlon - C event, informed Sharad Suryavanshi, Secretary of Nagpur District Athletics Association.