2nd Indian Grand Prix athletics meet from May 6

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The hopefuls for the 2016 Olympic Games will get another shot at qualifying at the 2nd Indian Grand Prix athletics meet to be held at Patiala on May 6.

Altogether, 18 events, 10 for men and eight for women, will be held in the second leg, which will be the third qualification competition for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held this domestic calendar so far.

Earlier, last month the season commenced with the 1st Indian GP and the Federation Cup National Championships which were both held in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

The best-8 athletes of National Federation Senior Athletics Championships 2016 in each event will participate in the championships.

List of events:
Men: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, 400m Hurdles, triple jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw.

Women: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump, triple jump, discus throw, javelin throw.