After a year-long break from events, the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka has finalized the 2021 Athletics Calendar in the National format.
The calendar for the year will kick off with an outstation meet, the National Open Marathon and Race Walk in the last week of March. The most awaited event would be the National trials in April and May with the latter serving as the final selections for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
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The National Championship has been brought up to the third week of May due to the Olympic selections. The Junior National Championship will be held after a gap in June and this will be the final selection trial for the World Junior Championship which is to be held in July at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Sri Lanka Athletics | ||
| Competition Calendar – 2021 | ||
| January | ||
| February | ||
| March | ||
| 20th | AOD Project Test Competition – 1 | Colombo/Diyagama |
| 28th & 29th | National Open Marathon & Race Walk | Kataragama |
| April | ||
| 02nd to 10th | Asian Beach Games | Sanya, China |
| 07th 08th 09th & 10th | Selection Trial | Colombo/Diyagama |
| May | ||
| 20th to 23rd | National Championships (Final Selections for Olympics) | Sugathadasa |
| June | ||
| 05th & 06th | Taiwan Athletics Open | Taipei |
| 12th to 13th | International T. Kolpakova | Bishkek, KGZ |
| 17th 18th 19th & 20th | Junior National Championships (Final Selection Trial | Colombo/Diyagama |
| for World Junior Championships) | ||
| 19th & 20th | International Meeting G. Qosanov Memorial | Almaty, KAZ |
| July | ||
| 23rd to 08th Aug | Olympic Games | Tokyo |
| August | ||
| 17th to 22nd | World Junior Championshiips | Nairobi, Kenya |
| September | ||
| 4th | AOD Project Test Competition – 2 | Colombo/Diyagama |
| 11th & 12th | Asian Throwing Championships | Mokpo, Korea |
| October | ||
| 4th Asian Youth (U 18) Athletics Championships | Kuwait | |
| 02nd & 03rd | National Youth Games (Marathon) | Mahiyangana |
| 17th & 18th | Pool Selection Trial for the Asian & Commonwealth Games | Colombo/Diyagama |
| 21st 24th 28th & 31st | 35th National Youth Games | Colombo |
| November | ||
| TBC | Asian Half Marathon Championships | Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
| 24th to 27th | 3rd Asian Youth Games (Athletics) | Shantou, China |
| December | ||
| 12th | Kunming International Marathon | Kunming, China |
| Competitions to be held in 2021 (not confirmed yet) | ||
| Asian Relays | Songhkla, Thailand | |
| Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon | Hong Kong | |
| Taipei City Mrathon | Taipei | |
| Federation Cup National Championships | India | |
| Philippine Open Championships | ||
| Malaysian Open Championships | ||
| Korean Open Championships | ||
| Vietnam Open Championships | ||
| Asian Grand Prix | ||
| Asian Half Marathon | ||
The Schools Athletics Calendar has not yet been finalized but according to sources from the Schools Athletics Association, meets will resume close to the month of September.
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