The primary competitors of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) forward of the African Video games concluded this weekend in Abuja, with the Federation's Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku, ranking the athletes at 85 p.c prepared for the continental celebration billed for Accra, Ghana.
Onikeku, who oversees the federation's technical division, famous {that a} new competitors from February 16 to 17 would push athletes to 95 p.c for the Video games.
“We had good performances within the 400m, 1500m, excessive leap, lengthy leap and 200m the place athletes recorded spectacular outcomes that might earn Nigeria podium appearances on the African Video games.”
Onikeku mentioned the efficiency of the athletes within the first competitors and anticipated improved efficiency within the second competitors would make choice for the ultimate coaching camp straightforward.
He recommended the athletes and technical officers, the media, in addition to the AFN President and board members for his or her availability on the venue of the competitors.
The boxing world rejoiced on Saturday when the undisputed world title battle between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk was rescheduled inside 24 hours of being postponed, reviews dazn.com.
Fury and Usyk have been initially scheduled to satisfy on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however that date was scrapped on Friday after Fury suffered a deep reduce in sparring that may preserve him out of the ring for a number of months.
Now a brand new date has been introduced and the match will now happen on Might 18, however there's a twist.
Saying the information of Ariel Helwani's MMA Hour, the chairman of the Common Authority for Leisure in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, revealed that each fighters will face a big monetary penalty in the event that they withdraw from the rescheduled bout.
“I’ve ensures from each fighters, $10 million if anybody escapes from the battle,” Alalshikh mentioned.
When Fury and Usyk meet later this yr, historical past will likely be made, with the winner turning into the primary fighter to carry all of the world heavyweight titles within the four-belt period.
