Hazaribagh, Sept. 17 -- Two athletes from Hazaribagh, Prithvi Oraon and Anokhi Kumari, have been selected for the national camp for the Under-17 School Athletics Championship scheduled to begin in Goa on October 5.
The two athletes are preparing for the camp with the aim of securing selection for the international Under-17 School Athletics Championship to be held in Brazil in December.
Prithvi Oraon, a resident of Gumla, has been training in long jump at the residential sports training centre in Hazaribagh for around three years. Anokhi Kumari from Ranchi competes in the 400-metre hurdles.
Around 11 players from Jharkhand are expected to participate in the camp in Goa, from where athletes for the international championship will be select...