New Delhi, May 28 -- Two major continental competitions, the Asian Relay Championships and Asian Indoor Championships, will be held on Indian soil for the first time.

Chandigarh will be the venue for the 2027 Asian Relay Championships. The 2028 Asian Indoor Championships will be held in Bhubaneswar, as per the AFI website.

A Council Meeting of the Asian Athletics Association was held on Wednesday in Hong Kong, and India was allotted prestigious continental competitions, says Bahadur Singh Sagoo, president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

"It will be a big boost to athletics in particular and sports in general. International events will enable the athletics fraternity to witness top athletes in action," says the AFI president...