Nearly 200 athletes from 14 postal circles in the country will participate in the 25th All India Postal Athletics and Cycling Meet 2010-11 to be held at the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education in the city from Tuesday to Thursday.
The meet, to be hosted by the Kerala Postal Circle, will be inaugurated by Rajiv Dutt, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram.
The 14 postal circles participating in the meet are Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and the Army Postal Service.
Fourth time in State
This is the fourth time that the Kerala circle is hosting the event, Chief Postmaster General Shoba Koshy said at a press conference here on Monday.
The events to be held during the meet are long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot-put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, 20 metre walk and decathlon, relay race, hurdles, sprint and cycling.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (Administration) S. Gopinath will be the chief guest at the valedictory function to be held on Thursday.
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