# Three Visakhapatnam athletes picked for national youth meet in Punjab 2026-08-17T14:03:08+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Three athletes from Visakhapatnam have been selected to represent Andhra Pradesh at the 21st National Youth Athletics Championship in Punjab. V. Shyam Bhagavan (110m hurdles), K. Karthikeya (long jump) and B. Pravallika Reddy (400m) will compete at Guru Nanak Stadium from October 1 to 3, 2026. Visakhapatnam Athletics Association president Gana Babu and the association's chief patron, an MLA, congratulated the athletes and expressed hope that they would return with medals. The Athletics Association of Andhra Pradesh has also extended its wishes for success at the national event. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Andhra Pradesh, National Youth Athletics Championship, Punjab, Visakhapatnam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/three-visakhapatnam-athletes-picked-for-national-youth-meet-in-punjab/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/three-visakhapatnam-athletes-picked-for-national-youth-meet-in-punjab/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/