The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is set for the Nkoyo Ibori Classics slated to hold this weekend in Oghara, Delta State.
Submission of entries for the classics ended early this week.
Duro Ikhazuagbe, the media officer of AFN said all entries for the meet have been received at the federation’s secretariat in Abuja, adding that late registration will not be allowed.
He gave the date of arrival in Oghara for the classics, as today, 3 July, while the one-day competition holds tomorrow 4 July.
Events listed to be competed for by the athletes include; 100m, 400m, 800m, 4×100m, Long Jump, Shot put, 110m h, High jump, 5000m, 4×400m and Hammer.
“For the women, they are to compete in 100m, 400m, 1500m, 4×100m, 4×400m, triple jump, High jump, 100mh, Javelin, Discuss and 10,000m,” the AFN spokesman said.
All athletes who finish in the top six of all the listed events are to get the following prize money respectively: N20, 000, N16, 000, N14, 000, N12, 000, N10, 000 and N8, 000.
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