New Delhi: The hopefuls for the 2016 Olympic Games will get another shot at qualifying at the 2nd Indian Grand Prix to be held at NS NIS Patiala on May 6.

Altogether, 18 events, 10 for men and eight for women, will be held in the second leg, which will be the third qualification competition for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held this domestic calendar so far. Earlier, last month the season commenced with the 1st Indian GP and the Federation Cup National Championships which were both held in New Delhi’s JN Stadium.

The best-8 athletes of National Federation Senior Athletics Championships 2016 in each event will participate in the Championships. The online entry on the AFI website, www.indianathletics.in will be accepted from May 2-4, up to 11:00pm.

List of events:

Men: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, 400m Hurdles, triple jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw.

Women: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, long jump, triple jump, discus throw, javelin throw.