The Athletics Federation of Nigeria on Monday confirmed the date for the 2016 All Nigeria Athletics Championships, which will serve as trial for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
In a statement by the AFN Head of Communication and Media, Olukayode Thomas, the federation did not fix the wrong date that was reported by some online medium.
Thomas said: “After our board meeting in Abuja last month, we approved the 2016 plan designed by the technical committee. The technical committee fixed the national championships for July 7-9 and the date has not changed.”
Thomas implored those claiming another date for the trial to provide a written document from the AFN or verbal discuss with an authorized official of the federation to back their claim.
“I am the only person authorized by the board of AFN to speak to the media on behalf of the board, and I can say authoritatively that we never issued a release on the date of the trial. I implore our media friends to always cross check information with AFN before going to the press.”