# Kalinga Stadium to host World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet on Aug 22 2026-08-17T14:57:33+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium will host the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet on August 22, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has announced. The one-day event will feature 188 athletes from 28 nations, including 88 from India. Olympic bronze medallist Muzala Samukonga of Zambia and Nigerian shot put champion Chukwuebuka Enekwechi are among the top international stars. The field includes 36 athletes ranked in the world top 50. The Sports and Youth Services Department of the Odisha government is organising the event in partnership with the AFI. The Times Now report quoted Director of Sports Dr Vijay Yeddula as calling it a milestone that will cement Odisha as a premier athletics state. AFI spokesperson Adille Sumariwalla said the presence of many top athletes will deliver high quality competition. Indian stars include double Commonwealth Games silver medallist long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, two-time Asian Games shot put champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor, 200m national record holder Animesh Kujur and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav. Winners will receive a cash prize of $1,600, with $1,200 and $900 for second and third places. The event is free for spectators. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T15:30:55+00:00. Tags: Athletics Federation of India, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, Murali Sreeshankar, Muzala Samukonga, World Athletics Continental Tour Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/world-athletics-continental-tour-silver-meet-set-for-bhubaneswar-on-aug-22/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/world-athletics-continental-tour-silver-meet-set-for-bhubaneswar-on-aug-22/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/