As many as 1,944 student athletes from across Kerala are steeling themselves for making the split-second difference between victory and defeat at the State School Athletic Meet, which begins at 12 venues in Thiruvananthapuram city on Wednesday (October 22, 2025).
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will flag off the field and track competitions at a curtain-raiser event marked by parade and pageantry at the Kerala University Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Last-minute preparations are under way at the Central Stadium as workers rush to relay sections of the synthetic flooring ahead of Wednesday’s events, even as the intensifying north-east monsoon threatens to cause disruptions. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
At the Central stadium, one of the main venues, overnight rains threatened to play spoilsport. The organisers had covered an expansive section with a state-of-the-art canopy. However, water seepage had turned the approaches to the venue muddy, forcing workers to relay the temporary synthetic surfaces at several segments.
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