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Jamshedpur to host 43rd SR National Inter - State Athletics
The 43rd Senior National Inter State Athletic Championship - 2003 is being organised at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur, from 5th - 7th September 2003.
Over 700 athletes from 28 States/Union Territories are likely to participate in this Championship. This Championship will also be a confirmatory selection trials for the Indian Team's participation in the "Asian Track & Field Championship - 2003".
The Colourful Opening Ceremony will be held on 4th of September from 5:00 PM onwards followed by a spectacular fire work display.
The following Busan Asian Games Medallists are expected to participate along with other athletes:
| Asian Games Medallists (MEN) | |||
| 1. | Bahadur Singh | Shot Put | Gold |
| 2. | K M Binu | 800 M | Silver |
| 3. | P Ramachandran | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 4. | Param Jeet Singh | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 5. | Satbir Singh | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 6. | Bhupinder Singh | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 7. | Jata Shanker Mishra | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 8. | K J Manoj Lal | 4 x 400 M Relay | Silver |
| 9. | Shakti Singh | Shot Put | Bronze |
| 10. | Anil Kumar | Discus | Bronze |
| Asian Games Medallists ( WOMEN) | |||
| 1. | Neelam J Singh | Discus | Gold |
| 2. | Anju Bobby George | Long Jump | Gold |
| 3. | Sunita Rani | 1500 M | Gold |
| 4. | K M Beenamol | 800 M | Gold |
| 400 M | Silver | ||
| 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold | ||
| 5. | Saraswati Saha | 200 M | Gold |
| 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold | ||
| 6. | Jincy Philips | 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold |
| 7. | Manjeet Kaur | 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold |
| 8. | Manjima Kuriakoe | 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold |
| 9. | S Geetha | 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold |
| 10. | Soma Biswas | Heptathlon | Silver |
| 4 x 400 M Relay | Gold | ||
| 11. | J J Shobha | Heptathlon | Bronze |
| 12. | Madhuri A Singh | 800 M | Silver |
| 13. | Bobby Aloysius | High Jump | Silver |
The following outstanding sportspersons of yester-years are also likely to be here during the Championship:
1. Padmashree G.S. Randhwa
2. Padmashree Sriram Singh
3. Padmashree Shiny Wilson
4. Padmashree Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
5. V.S. Chauhan (Arjun Awardee)
6. Edward Sequiera (Arjun Awardee)
7. Praveen Kumar (Arjun Awardee)
Amateur Athletic Federation of India has nominated Dr. Kripal Singh as Chairman, Technical Committee. Mr. S.P.Pillai will be the Director, Competition. Mr. P.K. Srivastava is Organisational Delegate from AAFI. The Technical Delegates are Mr. Sunny Joshua, Mr. M.C. Ghosh and Mr. Alexander Emanual.
This Championship will cover all the 44 events of Athletics in both men & women category. The members of the AAFI Selection Committee would also be present to finalise the Indian Team for the Asian Track & Field Championship, to be held at Manila from 20th - 23rd September 2003.