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Athletics in India — Wikipedia (en)

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In India, the Athletics was introduced during the period of the British Raj. The sport is governed by the Athletics Federation of India, which was formed in 1946. Despite the country's population, only a few Indian athletes used to win medals at global championships. This began to slowly change in the 21st century, when the citizens started taking a little more interest in athletics. The improvement in sport facilities was also another reason for its growth. India has been among the most successful Asian nations, only behind China and Japan. At the national level, there are three major athletics competitions: the annual Indian National Open Athletics Championships and Indian Inter State Senior Athletics Championships (both first held in 1961), and the quadrennial National Games of India (first held in 1924). An Indian National Championships event predated the Open and Inter State ones, being held from 1924 until 1961. An Indian Marathon Championships was first contested in 1938, while the Indian Cross Country Championships celebrated its 50th edition in 2015. An Indian Racewalking Championships was established in 2014. In addition to the main senior championships there are championships for under-20 and under-18 athletes at national and sub-national levels, as well as senior, non-championship competitions in the form of the Athletics Federation Cup and Indian Athletics Grand Prix tour.

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Fonte: Wikipedia in inglese, voce «Athletics in India» — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_in_India
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