Ponta pushed junior athletes to make something of themselves and put an emphasis on sportsmanship.
Captured the limelight as a junior athlete in the national interstate meet at Kollam, 1978.
Helping to put the youngsters through their paces will be qualified coaches and local junior international athletes.
His time of 13:14 minutes was the fastest 5K road time ever for a junior athlete.
For the first time, the tournament was restricted to junior athletes (U-20).
The meeting began on 26 February and featured junior athletes from 11 countries within the region competing in a total of 13 events.
He made his first appearance as a junior athlete at the 1999 race, finishing in fifth place.
He was successful as a junior athlete, specializing in the discus throw.
Of course also a new games record was set, and for the first time, the 20 seconds barrier was broken by a junior athlete.
As a junior athlete, she also competed in the long jump.