Bhubaneswar will host the Asian Athletics Championships in July after Ranchi made a late pull-out of staging the continental event.
Odisha Athletics Association President Jagmohan Patnaik said the sate government has agreed to sanction the required fund to host the event and the Athletics Federation of India has cleared the venue after an inspection visit.
Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will host the event from July 1 to 4. The laying of the synthetic track will start very soon and it will be completed on time. The Asian Athletics Championships was to be held from June 1-4 in Ranchi but the Jharkhand capital has pulled out of hosting the event.