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By Anthony Nlebem.
Over six hundred athletes across the country from the registered 24 clubs turned up for the first leg of the maiden Lagos Athletics Club Series held on Sunday at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in Lagos.
The four-leg athletics championships was organised by the Lagos State Athletics Association as the venue was thronged by some top athletes across the country.
According to LSAA Technical Director, Enefiok Udo-Obong, the turn-out was impressive for the first leg while hoping that more athletes would join up as the tournament moves to the second leg next month.
“It’s been very good, the turnout is great with 24 clubs with all the 698 athletes eager to compete. and we have two athletes from Togo and one from the Benin Republic,” Udo-Obong told The PUNCH.
The Executive Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Sola Aiyepeku, noted that the event aims to keep the athletes fit and competitive while expressing satisfaction with the outcome.
“It’s a good start and is the first of its kind after a long time, but it is important that we revive competitive events, ” Aiyepeku told The PUNCH.
“Nigeria is too big for one athletics event, so this is like breaking the gap by having quarterly events in athletics that will keep the athletes competitive and improve them as well.”
Former national 100m champion Enoch Adegoke and national women 400m champion Patience Okon-George were among the star athletes that competed at the one-day tournament with top officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission led by its chairman, Shola Aiyepeku gracing the tournament.
