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Nigeria’s 4x100m men’s squad in last chance salon in Cotonou today

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is optimistic that the country will pick the men’s 4x100m relay ticket in Cotonou, Benin Republic today, as the deadline for qualifications to Budapest 2023 World Championships draws closer.

Nigeria’s relay team takes final battle for ticket to Cotonou

After two unsuccessful attempts, Team Nigeria men’s 4x100m relay squad will depart Lagos for Cotonou, Benin Republic, today in search of of a ticket to the Budapest 2023 World Championships. Two weeks ago in Lome, Togo, Nigeria’s 4x100m men team ran 38.72 seconds to move a step closer to the qualification spot. They improved to 38.56 seconds during the semifinal of the Deji Tinubu/Lagos Series on Friday at Yaba College of Technology, only to flop in the final of the event, running 38.78 seconds to remain in the 17th position on the qualification race. Their women counterparts succeeded at Yabatech, grabbing the 4x400m ticket to bring to three the number of relay events the country has secured so far. Team Nigeria had secured qualification in the women’s 4x100m and the mixed relay.

DT/Lagos Club Athletics Series can rival Golden League, says Alao

Chairman of Lagos State Athletics Association, Solomon Alao, believes the yearly Deji Tinubu (DT)/Lagos Club Athletics Series, which debuted this year, can be as big as World Athletics’ Golden League. The maiden edition of the four-leg tournament, which featured clubs across the country, and some schools, ended at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Sports Complex at the weekend. The event, which also featured athletes from Ghana and Benin Republic, was so successful that LSAA is already thinking of ways of making it bigger and better.