AFN in race to produce two teams at national trials in Benin
Top Nigerian stars set for the National Athletics Trials billed to hold from June 21 to 23 in Benin City, Edo State. PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI
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Top Nigerian stars set for the National Athletics Trials billed to hold from June 21 to 23 in Benin City, Edo State. PHOTO: FEMI ADEBESIN-KUTI
Six African Games and African Athletics Championship champions are due to compete in Benin next week for tickets to next month’s World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA, and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.
[files] President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa
[FILES] Stadium track; EMORYWHEEL
Nigeria’s Raymond Ekevwo (left) won the 100m men’s gold medal at the 12th African Games in Rabat. He failed to medal at the African Athletics Championship in Mauritius.
SAINT PIERRE: South Africa's double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya finished just sixth in the 5,000m at the African championships on Thursday (Jun 9), missing the qualifying time for next month's world champs in Eugene.
South Africa's double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya finished just sixth in the 5,000m at the African championships on Thursday, missing the qualifying time for next month's world champs in Eugene.