AFI announces events for GP meets

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Friday announced that it would conduct three prize money Indian Grand Prix meets in the South in May.

The meets would be held in Kochi (May 3), Coimbatore (May 8) and Chennai (May 14).

In order to earn prize money, the athletes would be required to participate in all the three meets. Prize money would be available for the top three places in individual events.

There would be no prize money in relay events.

Interested athletes should route their entries through States/Boards by April 25 to the AFI. National campers preparing for the 2010 Commonwealth Games would compete in the series.

The events:

Kochi:

Men: 100m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, 110m hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, discus and javelin.

Women: 100m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, 100m hurdles, high jump, triple jump and discus.

Coimbatore:

Men: 200m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, 400m hurdles, high jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, javelin and 4x100m.

Women: 200m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump, discus and 4x100m.

Chennai:

Men: 100m, 400m, 1000m, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, long jump, shot put, discus, javelin and 4x100m.

Women: 100m, 400m, 1000m, 100m hurdles, high jump, triple jump, discus and 4x100m.