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A butterfly in red and green above a track curving like a pair of tricolour bands, with the words “Tracks of Friendship” and “AT&F 89, New Delhi, 14–19 Nov.”, on a ₹1 stamp.
The 8th Asian Track and Field Meet
India Post issued this ₹1 stamp on 19 November 1989. The championships, first held at Manila in 1973, take place every two years. The New Delhi meet brought more than 700 athletes from over 35 countries, and its mascot was a butterfly named Bharati. It also closed the year of Nehru centenary celebrations: athletes carried the Jawahar Jyot torch across the country to light the ceremonial flame on 14 November, the day of his birth centenary.
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