DESCRIPTION:
*     Around 2,500 athletes from across the country are expected to take part in eight age-groups, four for boys and an equal number for the girls.
*     There will be 125 events to be contested in the five day meet at Athletics Stadium, Guru Gobind Singh Sports College, Lucknow.
*     Athletes who excelled in the Lucknow meet will be selected for the national junior camps to be held later this year.
*     A 16-member squad, comprising six boys and 10 girls, will represent Odisha in the National championship.

ODISHA SQUAD: Jeetendra Biswal, Ashman Sahu (both Bargarh); Chinmaya Ranjan Jena, Sekunta Kullu, Latika Basra, Damayanti Murmu, Susma Toppo (all Bhubaneswar); Madhuchhanda Mishra, Sasmita Sethi (both Cuttack); Rama Chandra Hansda (Mayurbhanj); Jambeswar Panda (Puri); Suresh Lakra (Rourkela); Carmela Barla, B Saini Ambika, Rajeswari Bhoi, Bonita Lakra (all Sundargarh).