{"id":239091,"date":"2026-04-18T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/athletics-afi-to-certify-synthetic-tracks-in-india-over-wa-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:03:58","slug":"athletics-afi-to-certify-synthetic-tracks-in-india-over-wa-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/athletics-afi-to-certify-synthetic-tracks-in-india-over-wa-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"ATHLETICS | AFI to certify synthetic tracks in India over WA concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/so3tz8\/article70877569.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/30_RVM_3821.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/so3tz8\/article70877569.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/30_RVM_3821.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/so3tz8\/article70877569.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/30_RVM_3821.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/so3tz8\/article70877569.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/30_RVM_3821.jpg\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Adille Sumariwalla, spokesperson AFI.<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: File photo: R.V. MOORTHY\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-70877303\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday said that it would start certifying tracks in the country as World Athletics (WA) was unhappy over the \u2018substandard\u2019 synthetic surfaces in India.<\/p>\n<p>The AFI took this decision at its recently-concluded annual general meeting (AGM) in Kohima.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; April 18, 2026 05:33 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sport\/athletics\/athletics-afi-to-certify-synthetic-tracks-in-india-over-wa-concerns\/article70877303.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adille Sumariwalla, spokesperson AFI. | Photo Credit: File photo: R.V. MOORTHY The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Saturday said that it would start certifying tracks in the country as World Athletics (WA) was unhappy over the \u2018substandard\u2019 synthetic surfaces in India. 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