Answer: Bhubaneswar
Notes: Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium will host the first-ever National Indoor Athletics Championships in January 2026. The event is part of the 2026 domestic calendar of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which includes around 40 competitions. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) plans to introduce indoor events such as pole vault (men and women) and heptathlon (men). The men’s indoor heptathlon includes seven events—60m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000m—spread over two days. AFI is also bidding for the 2028 Asian Indoor Championships.
