National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet Under-14

The National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet, known as NIDJAM, is the Athletics Federation of India's national meet entered through district athletics associations rather than through schools or clubs. This document covers the Under-14 category, which is entered, contested and medalled entirely on its own.

Athletes reach the national meet by competing first at the district level, and only those selected by their district association go forward. AFI provides free boarding and lodging at the meet for a capped squad from each district, which keeps the meet open to athletes whose families could not otherwise fund national travel.

Under-14 athletes do not pick a single event. Each athlete chooses one triathlon group and must also throw the Kids Javelin, which is compulsory for every Under-14 entrant. Triathlon Group A is 60m, Standing Broad Jump and Shot Put as a standing throw. Group B is 60m, Standing Broad Jump and High Jump, with the fosbury flop not allowed. Group C is 60m, Standing Broad Jump and a 600m run.

Age is checked at the venue by the AFI Age Verification Committee, which includes doctors, and original proof of date of birth is compulsory. An athlete found to be overage is disqualified. The meet is the federation's principal route for finding athletes early and moving them up the AFI age-group ladder.