State championships, district championships, selection trials and sanctioned road races. Dates are confirmed by circular; entries close on the date shown.

Entry procedure Calendar circular

Season Level Category 47 championships

January 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
10–10 January 2026	Maharashtra State Cross Country Championship 2026 C. Sambhajinagar	senior	Concluded
20–10 February 2026	District Sub-Junior Athletics Championship 2026 District Unit	sub_junior_u16	Concluded
24–24 January 2026	60th National Cross-Country Championships Ranchi, Jharkhand	senior	Concluded

February 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
15–28 February 2026	Maharashtra State Championships for National Indoor Meet 2026	senior	Concluded
21–21 February 2026	13th Indian Open Race Walk Competition Chandigarh	senior	Concluded

March 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
07–07 March 2026	5th Indian Open Throws Competition 2026 Patiala, Punjab	senior	Concluded
14–14 March 2026	5th Indian Open Jumps Competition 2026 Abg Foundation, Bengaluru	senior	Concluded
21–21 March 2026	7th Indian Open 400M Competition 2026 Lncpe Trivendrum, Kerala	senior	Concluded
24–24 March 2026	1st National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	senior	Concluded
28–28 March 2026	3rd National Open Relay Competition Chandigarh	senior	Concluded

April 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
04–04 April 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 1 Bengaluru, Karnataka	senior	Concluded
05–05 April 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 2 Udaipur, Rajasthan	senior	Concluded
11–11 April 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 3 New Delhi	senior	Concluded
12–12 April 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 4 Ranchi, Jharkhand	senior	Concluded
24–24 April 2026	24th National Junior Athletics Federation Competition Mangalore, Karnataka	junior_u20	Concluded

May 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
02–02 May 2026	1st Indian Indoor Open Combined Events & Pole Vault Competition Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	senior	Concluded
09–09 May 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 5 Sangrur, Punjab	senior	Concluded
10–10 May 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 6 Chennai, Tamil Nadu	senior	Concluded
17–17 May 2026	Indian Grand Prix -2 Trivendrum, Kerala	senior	Concluded
22–22 May 2026	29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition Ranchi, Jharkhand	senior	Concluded
26–05 June 2026	Maharashtra State Senior Athletics Championship 2026 Pune	senior	Concluded

June 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
06–06 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 7 Guwahati, Assam	senior	Concluded
07–07 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 8 Pune, Maharashtra	senior	Concluded
13–13 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 9 Ludhiana, Punjab	senior	Concluded
14–14 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 10 Trivendrum, Kerala	senior	Concluded
20–20 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 11 Kolkatta, West Bengal	senior	Concluded
21–21 June 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 12 Nadiad, Gujarat	senior	Concluded

July 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
08–08 July 2026	65th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	senior	Concluded

August 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
07–07 August 2026	5th National Javelin Day Competition Nagpur / All Districts	senior	Concluded
14–14 August 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 13 Warangal, Telangana	senior	Concluded
16–16 August 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 14 Panchkula, Haryana	senior	Concluded
16–31 August 2026	Maharashtra State Junior Athletics Championship 2026 Dervan, Ratnagiri	junior_u20	Concluded
22–22 August 2026	Indian Open World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour Bhubaneshwar, Odisha	senior	Concluded
29–29 August 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 15 Shillong / Sikkim	senior	Concluded

September 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
01–01 September 2026	21st National Youth Athletics Championships Ludhiana, Punjab	youth_u18	Announced
05–05 September 2026	Indian Athletics Series – 16 Abg Foundation, Bengaluru	senior	Announced
12–12 September 2026	Indian Athletics Final Series (By Invitation) New Delhi	senior	Announced
14–14 September 2026	South Zone Athletics Championships 2026 Puducherry	senior	Announced
14–14 September 2026	North Zone Athletics Championships 2026 Dehradun, Uttarakhand	senior	Announced
15–30 September 2026	Maharashtra State Senior (U23) Championship 2025	u23	Announced
22–22 September 2026	West Zone Athletics Championships 2026 Goa / Indore	senior	Announced
22–22 September 2026	East Zone Athletics Championships 2026 Shillong / Patna	senior	Announced

October 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
08–08 October 2026	65th National Open Athletics Championships 2026 New Delhi	senior	Announced
16–16 October 2026	6th Indian Open U-23 Athletics Competition 2026 Jaipur, Rajasthan	u23	Announced
23–23 October 2026	41st National Junior Athletics Competition Chennai, Tamil Nadu	junior_u20	Announced

November 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
14–16 November 2026	20th National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet (NIDJAM) Woxsen University	sub_junior_u16	Announced

December 2026

Dates	Championship & venue	Category	Status
15–30 December 2026	Maharashtra State Cross Country Championship 2026-27 Nasik	senior	Announced

Dates are provisional until the championship circular is issued. Where the calendar and a circular differ, the circular governs.