Sofar Over 500 athletes have registered to participate in (AFN) 2012

Over 500 athletes have registered to participate in the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) 2012 All Comers/ Walk Race kicking off Monday morning at the Gateway Stadium in Sagamu.

As at Sunday, over 30 states and clubs have made their presence felt in Sagamu, giving the impression that the first track meet on the 2012 calendar of the federation was going to set the tone for bountiful expectatio...ns.

Scribe of AFN, Maria Wophil confirmed Sunday night that Benue State, Ondo, Lagos, Anambra, Kano, Kwara and the Civil Defence Corps track teams were amongst the early arrival in Sagamu.

“We are kicking off the All Comers Race/ Walk tomorrow (Monday) with the Walk Race. It is scheduled to start at 7am,”observed the former national handball star.


She listed over distance events to be compete for to include; Triple jump, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot put, Javelin, Discuss, Hammer,150m for 100m, 200m h, 300m,


600m for 400m & 400m H, Shot put, Javelin, 4 X 200m, Sprint Medley Relay (200m,200m,400,800), 3,000m for 1,500m, 5,000m for 1,500m, 1 Mile for 800m, Pentathlon, Heptathlon and 25km walk.

She, however, restated the resolve of the federation not to allow states/ clubs owing the mandatory N30,000 affiliation fee from participating.

“No state or club will be allowed to take part in AFN events without the payment of the affiliation fees. We are further using this medium to remind states in particular that any state that did not pay AFN affiliation fee will not be allowed to take part in the track and field events of the National Sports Festival scheduled to be hosted by Lagos State in November,” warned the AFN secretary.