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The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is the national governing body for Athletics sport in India, and is responsible for conducting competitions in the country. It was formed in 1943.[1][2] It is affiliated to World Athletics and Asian Athletics Association (AAA).
It was formerly called as Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI). Anju Bobby George an Indian Olympian was appointed as the vice president of AFI.
Athletics Federation of India, then Amateur Athletic Federation of India (AAFI), was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Prof. G.D. Sondhi and Maharaja Yadvindra Singh. G.D. Sondhi was its first President for a short while, resigning on 13 April 1950.
Competitions
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AFI organises following national level Athletics competitions annually, periodically in the country:
National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Competition
AFI has been under pressure for the last several years due to doping scandals. The entire 4 × 400 m women's relay that won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games were tested positive for anabolic steroid.
The governing body's selection process for international teams have received public criticism. PU Chitra, Ajay Kumar Saroj and Sudha Singh were excluded from the 2017 World Championships in Athletics despite being eligible for entry by the International Association of Athletics Federations (the global governing body). Chitra lodged an appeal to the Kerala High Court in July 2017, though she was ultimately excluded as the court's request for inclusion was beyond the selection cut-off date. Commentator KP Mohan believed the right decision had been made to not include Chitra and several other Asian champions, given their low international ranking at that time, though he stated the controversy could have been avoided if the AFI had made its selection criteria clear before the start of the athletics season.[5]
Footnotes
^This competition was founded, announced by AFI in 2021. It is scheduled to host on 7 August 2022, to commemorate India's first Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw by Neeraj Chopra[3]
^"National Sports Games". Yssgfd.com. 2 February 2006. [Yssgfd.com Archived] from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2006. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)
^About Us. Indian Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
^Venkat, Rahul (8 May 2022). "Indian athletics calendar 2022: Season to start February 26". Olympics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
^"Indian athletics calendar 2022: Full schedule". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Mohan, KP (2017-07-31). Utter mess: India’s athletics body took the right call with PU Chitra but handled it poorly. Scroll. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
External links
AFI web site
April 26, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Athletics Federation of India news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated The reason given is It seems the article is not significantly edited from long time Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Athletics Federation of India AFI is the national governing body for Athletics sport in India and is responsible for conducting competitions in the country It was formed in 1943 1 2 It is affiliated to World Athletics and Asian Athletics Association AAA Athletics Federation of IndiaAbbreviationAFIFormation1946PurposeRun and manage Athletics in IndiaHeadquartersNew Delhi IndiaRegion IndiaFieldsAthleticsMembership32Official languageEnglish HindiSecretary GeneralRavinder ChaudhryPresidentAdille SumariwallaTreasurerMadhukant PathakAffiliationsWorld Athletics Asian Athletics Association Indian Olympic AssociationWebsitehttps www indianatheletics inIt was formerly called as Amateur Athletic Federation of India AAFI Anju Bobby George an Indian Olympian was appointed as the vice president of AFI Contents 1 History 2 Competitions 3 Controversies 4 Footnotes 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAthletics Federation of India then Amateur Athletic Federation of India AAFI was formed in 1946 at the initiative of Prof G D Sondhi and Maharaja Yadvindra Singh G D Sondhi was its first President for a short while resigning on 13 April 1950 Competitions EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2022 AFI organises following national level Athletics competitions annually periodically in the country National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Competition Indian Open Reacewalking competition Indian Open Javelin throw competition National Federation Cup under 20 Athletics championships National Inter state senior Athletics championships National Javelin Throw Competition note 1 North Zone Junior Athletics championship Indian open 400m competition South zone junior Athletics championship West zone junior Athletics championship East zone junior Athletics championship National youth Athletics championship National open athletics championship Indian open Under 23 Athletics competition National junior Athletics championship National Inter district junior Athletics meet Source 4 Controversies EditAFI has been under pressure for the last several years due to doping scandals The entire 4 400 m women s relay that won gold in the 2010 Commonwealth Games were tested positive for anabolic steroid The governing body s selection process for international teams have received public criticism PU Chitra Ajay Kumar Saroj and Sudha Singh were excluded from the 2017 World Championships in Athletics despite being eligible for entry by the International Association of Athletics Federations the global governing body Chitra lodged an appeal to the Kerala High Court in July 2017 though she was ultimately excluded as the court s request for inclusion was beyond the selection cut off date Commentator KP Mohan believed the right decision had been made to not include Chitra and several other Asian champions given their low international ranking at that time though he stated the controversy could have been avoided if the AFI had made its selection criteria clear before the start of the athletics season 5 Footnotes Edit This competition was founded announced by AFI in 2021 It is scheduled to host on 7 August 2022 to commemorate India s first Olympic gold medal in Javelin throw by Neeraj Chopra 3 See also EditSports in India Overview of sports in IndiaReferences Edit National Sports Games Yssgfd com 2 February 2006 Yssgfd com Archived from the original on 3 February 2006 Retrieved 3 February 2006 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check archive url value help About Us Indian Athletics Retrieved 2019 06 29 Venkat Rahul 8 May 2022 Indian athletics calendar 2022 Season to start February 26 Olympics com Retrieved 14 April 2023 Indian athletics calendar 2022 Full schedule www olympics com Retrieved 28 October 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Mohan KP 2017 07 31 Utter mess India s athletics body took the right call with PU Chitra but handled it poorly Scroll Retrieved 2020 03 03 External links EditAFI web site Competition Manual Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics Federation of India amp oldid 1149828863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
