Satisfied with the performance of the athletes in the recently concluded 11th edition at Ranchi, the AFI's Executive Director, A K Kesri, told reporters that the Haridwar edition would also attract participation of many districts.
The year marked both the 11th and 12th editions of the meet because the 11th edition was to be held in October last year, but was postponed to this month.
Stating that the federation's endeavour was to raise players from all the districts in the future meets, he said around 10,000 players could take part when 600 districts in the country join the meet in future.
"The forthcoming National Inter-Zonal Athletics Championship has been allotted to Ranchi," he added.
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