Overview
- AFI announced on Tuesday that the inaugural Indian Athletics Series Final will be held on September 10 at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and that invitations have been sent with an August 10 deadline to confirm entry.
- The federation confirmed a fixed cash-prize schedule that pays the top six in each of the 31 events, with winners receiving ₹100,000 and sixth place earning ₹10,000.
- Entry is by season rankings compiled through the 65th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, with the top eight in most events eligible and the top 12 allowed in the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase.
- The Final will stage straight finals without heats, use four named reserves if top-ranked athletes withdraw, and is being promoted as a dress rehearsal for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya that begin on September 19.
- AFI says the event aims to raise pay and profile for domestic athletes and to sharpen competition before the Asian Games, which could boost athletes’ readiness and provide measurable race practice under meet conditions.