Special trial for World Junior Championships 2021 athletics View(s): View(s):Sri Lanka Athletics (SLA) has made plans to conduct a special selection trial on July 25 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo to pick athletes for the World Junior Athletics Championships to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in two months. “As previously announced, it is not possible to schedule a date for the National Junior Athletics Championships due to the current situation in the country. However, SLA is planning to conduct a special selection trial next month to select the athletes for the World Junior event,” a statement issued by SLA said. With heavy restrictions in place due to the pandemic, SLA will only include few selected events at the special selection trials. The World Junior Athletics Championships, an event for athletes of the Under-20 age category, will be held from August 17 to 22 at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi.

Source: Sunday Times June 27, 2021 00:33 UTC