India, April 4 -- The Delhi State Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is witnessing a healthy participation. Athletes have also been drawn by the opportunity to get a feel of new Mondo track there.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the organisers allowed athletes from other states to participate. It has attracted competitors from the north-eastern, southern and western regions too, making it a national-level meet. The three-day event (April 3-5) has the participation of around 2,100 athletes.

On the second day of the meet, the men's 100m featured Amiya Kumar Mallick, who previous national held was 10.26 secs. In a slow but exciting race, Amiya lost to West Bengal's Rohan Ghosh, who clocked 10.56s. Amiya was sec...