19 Dec : More than 3,000 athletes from about 200 universities across the country will vie for honours at the 69th Inter-University Athletic Championship opening at the Maharaja’s College grounds in Kochi on Saturday.
The meet would feature 21 events for men and women and some of the promising young talents will be competing in the five-day championship.
Noted athletes like Tintu Luka (400m and 800m) from Calicut University, Sini Jose (400m) representing M G Univeristy and Mayooka Johny (long jump and triple jump) from Kannur University would be featuring in the championship. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi will declare the meet open in the presence of State Education Minister M A Baby.