new delhi the athletics federation of india afi on friday said two venues in patiala will host the 60th senior national athletics championships from june 2529 which will also serve as the last qualifying event for the tokyo olympicsduring a meeting held for finalising the venue of the competition amid the ongoing covid19 pandemic it was also decided to organise the competition at two different placesafi president adille j sumariwalla said we are planning this competition very carefully due to the pandemic situation to avoid large gatherings at one place we have decided to host the competition at two different locations in patialanetaji subhash national institute of sports will be the venue for 24 events while other 19 events will be held at punjabi university grounds all the mandatory standard operating procedures will be strictly followed and we are not going to provide accommodation to the teamsthe federation is also inviting athletes from sri lanka bangladesh chinese taipei malaysia and kazakhstan for the competitionathletes who meet afi qualification standards for this competition will only be allowed to participatethe entries are to be be submitted online on afi website by the affiliated statesunion territories from june 1018