Full list of events in athletics calendar 2024

Published at :January 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM

Modified at :January 2, 2024 at 4:31 PM

(Courtesy : NDTV Sports)

Asian Marathon Championships is the first major competition this season.

Indian athletics soared to new heights in 2023, witnessing historic moments with Neeraj Chopra clinching the title of the first-ever senior world champion in any track and field event. The country’s athletes also made headlines for a remarkable medal tally at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

As the calendar turns to 2024, the athletes will aim to sustain the momentum with the Paris Olympics looming as a significant milestone. Building on 2023’s groundbreaking achievements ,the Indian athletics squad will enter the new year poised for continued excellence with aspirations to contribute to the nation’s flourishing athletic legacy.

The upcoming Paris Olympics 2024 slated for July 26th to August 11th will be the pinnacle of sporting events this year. Particularly crucial for Indian athletes is the first half of the year where they aim to secure quotas for the highly anticipated Summer Games with athletics set to take place from August 1 to 11.

As of now, the qualification and ranking window for all individual events is open and will continue until June 30, 2024. Marathon athletes, however, have until April 30th, 2024 to meet the qualifying criteria. This timeframe intensifies the focus of athletes, pushing them to either surpass the Paris 2024 standards or elevate their rankings within their respective events in the quest for the Olympic tickets.

The Indian athletes will kick off the year with the Asian Marathon Championships in Hong Kong, China, scheduled for January 21st. Subsequently, they will be gearing up for the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in February and the World Indoor Athletics Championships in March.

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In addition, the Diamond League meets stand as the other major highlight of the 2024 Diamond League season. The season kicks off with the Xiamen leg in China on April 20th and reaches its climax with the two-day Diamond League Finals in Brussels, Belgium on September 13th and 14th.

Following an impressive performance in 2023, the spotlight will once again be on Indian relay teams as they gear up for the World Athletics Relay in the Bahamas set to take place in May.

This year, India will play host to two international athletics competitions. The SAFF Junior Athletics Championships are scheduled to unfold in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from April 12 to14. Later in the year, the senior SAFF championships will take center stage in Ranchi, Jharkhand from October 4 to 6.

In the junior category, key events in 2024 include the Asian Junior Championships scheduled in April at Dubai, UAE. To cap off the year, junior athletes will have their eyes on the World Junior U-20 Athletics Championship scheduled in August. In addition to these events, Indian athletes will participate in a range of World Athletics Continental Tour meets and domestic competitions organized by the Athletics Federation of India across the entirety of the year.

The domestic Indian athletics calendar for 2024 will feature key competitions such as the Indian Grand Prix series and the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in May. Following this, the prestigious 63rd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships are slated for June 27 to 30 in Panchkula. The focus then shifts to the 39th Junior National Athletics Championships in Calicut from November 7th to 11th, providing a fitting finale to a year filled with spirited competitions.

Here’s the list of athletics events for 2024:

Dates	Event	Venue
January 21	Asian Marathon Championships	Hong Kong, China
February 21 to 23	Asian Indoor Athletics Championships	Tehran, Iran
March 1 to 3	World Indoor Athletics Championships	Glasgow, Scotland
March 3	SAFF Cross Country Championships	Lahore, Pakistan
March 8-10	National Junior Federation Athletics Championships	Bhopal, India
March 18	Indian Open 400m Competition	Thiruvananthapuram, India
March 20	Indian Open Jumps Competition	Bengaluru
March 22	Indian Open Throws Competition	Patiala
April 12 to 14	SAFF Junior Athletics Championships	Chennai, India
April 17	Asian 20km Race Walking Championships	Nomi, Japan
April 20	Xiamen Diamond League	Xiamen, China
April 21 to 22	World Race Walking Team Championships	Antalya, Turkey
April 24 to 27	Asian Junior Athletics Championships	Dubai, UAE
April 27	Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League	China
April	Indian Grand Prix 1	Bengaluru, India
May 4 to 5	World Athletics Relay	Nassau, Bahamas
May 10	Doha Diamond League	Doha, Qatar
May 12-15	National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Competition	TBD
May 19	Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League	Morocco
May 25	Eugene Diamond League	Oregon, USA
May 30	Oslo Diamond League	Norway
May 30	Indian Grand Prix 2	Chennai, India
June 2	Stockholm Diamond League	Sweden
June 12	Indian Grand Prix 3	Bengaluru, India
June 27-30	National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships	Panchkula, India
July 7	Paris Diamond League	Paris, France
July 12	Monaco Diamond League	Monaco
July 20	London Diamond League	London, UK
August 1 to 11	Paris Olympics	Paris, France
August 22	Lausanne Diamond League	Lausanne, Switzerland
August 25	Silesia Diamond League	Silesia, Poland
August 26 to 31	World U-20 Athletics Championships	Lima, Peru
August 30	Rome Diamond League	Rome, Italy
September 5	Zurich Diamond League	Zurich, Switzerland
September 13 to 14	Brussels Diamond League Finals	Brussels, Belgium
October 4 to 6	SAFF Athletics Championships	Ranchi, India
October 11	Asian Cross Country Championships	Hong Kong, China

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