Paramjeet bist

World Athletics Race Walk Team: Aspiring athletes aiming to cement their place in the national squad for the July 26 to August 11 Paris Olympic Games are both mentally and physically tuned to deliver the goods during the 11th edition of the Indian Open Race Walking competition, the two-day season-opening domestic event, an Olympic qualifying competition, to be held here from Tuesday.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will also select the national team for the inaugural marathon race walking mixed relay. The four-leg event comprises one male and one female athlete. Each athlete will cover approximately 10km in each leg.

The top 22 teams will get automatic qualification during the World Athletics Race Walk Team Championships to be held in Antalya, Turkey on April 20-21.