The two-day final round of Sheikh Kamal Inter-School and Madrasah Athletics Competition 2023, featuring the winners of the divisional level, is going to start in Bangladesh Army Stadium in the capital on Monday.

The final round of the country’s biggest athletics competition, arranged by the Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF), will be inaugurated at 3:00pm on Monday in the stadium.

PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman will be present in the inaugural event as the chief guest, while State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel and Secretary General of Bangladesh Olympic Association Syed Shahed Reza will be there as special guests.

PM’s Principal Secretary and BAF President M Tofazzel Hossain Miah will preside over the inaugural ceremony.

The first phase of the countrywide athletics competition started in January last. Around 50 lakh promising athletes from all upazilas competed in 32 events in four categories of the competition.

In A and B groups, sixth and eighth-graders are competing in 100-metre, and 200-metre runs, high jump and long jump.

In C and D groups, ninth and tenth-graders are competing in 100-metre, 200-metre, 400-metre, 800-metre, 1500-metre runs, high jump, long jump, triple jump, javelin throw, shot put, discus throw and 4x100-metre relay race.

The inter-upazila level competition was held in January, while the district level competition and the divisional level in February last.