Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BTF) will start their sports calendar 2020 with the 43rd Mayor Chattogram National Athletics Competition from January 16 to 18 at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city.
The BAF has decided to arrange a national level competition, a division-wise marathon race and an international competition seven-nation Bangabandhu SAFF Junior (Under-20) Competition in November marking the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“We’ve decided to arrange the national athletics competition in Chattogram to find out grassroots athletes,” said BAF general secretary Advocate Abdur Rakib Montu.
“If we arrange division-wise events, we’ll get grassroots athletes,” he added.