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Jharkhand: Two Hazaribagh athletes selected for U-17 camp

Hazaribagh, Sep 17 (UNI) Two athletes from Hazaribagh, Prithvi Oraon and Anokhi Kumari, have been selected for the national camp for the Under-17 School Athletics Championship scheduled to begin in Goa on October 5.
The two athletes are preparing for the camp with the aim of securing selection for the international Under-17 School Athletics Championship to be held in Brazil in December.
Prithvi Oraon, a resident of Gumla, has been training in long jump at the residential sports training centre in Hazaribagh for around three years. Anokhi Kumari from Ranchi competes in the 400-metre hurdles.
Around 11 players from Jharkhand are expected to participate in the camp in Goa, from where athletes for the international championship will be selected.
Both athletes have been undergoing regular training to improve their technique, speed, fitness and performance, coach Neeraj Roy said.
Both athletes come from farming families, with their fathers engaged in agriculture and mothers homemakers. Their coaches, including Neeraj Roy, have contributed to their preparation.
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