The Bangladesh Athletics Federation will begin a preparation camp for the SA Games on November 12 with 23 athletes including nine females.

The SA Games, formerly known as SAF Games, will be held in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo early next year.

Coaches Kitab Ali, Nazrul Islam Rumi and Nimai Chand will conduct the camp. The athletes have been requested to report at the Army Stadium on November 12 at 5pm.

The athletes: Fouzia Huda Jui, Nazmunnahar Beauty, Ishrat Jahan Eva, Sumita Rani Das, Shamsunnahar Chumki, Hajera Khatun, Rawshan Ara, China Khatun, Sathi Parveen, Hafizur Rahman, Shahidul Islam, Imran Bhuiyan, Mohun, Mohammed Shamsuddin, Towhidul Islam, Mohammed Hafizur Rahman, Mahfuzur Rahman, Afzal Hossain Surya, Abdur Rahman, Manzoor Morshed, Hanifur Rahman, Abdul Kafi Sarkar, Golam Mawla.