etermined to ensure that home-based athletes are in top shape before major international meets, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria plans to stage three local Golden League meets.
A statement released by AFN Head of Media, Olukayode Thomas, said the meets would target raising the profiles of the home-based athletes before the international competitions.
It said the three Golden League meets would hold between June and July.
The meets will hold at the Rojeny Stadium, Oba, Anambra State on June 11, in Kaduna on June 24, while the final leg holds in Ilorin, Kwara State on July 11.
The statement added that the Warri Relays and CAA Super Grand Prix have been scheduled to hold on July 24.
It said the AFN/Cross Rivers All Nigeria Athletics Championships would hold from July 30 to August 1 in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.
Meanwhile, the statement quotes Solomon Ogba, the President of AFN as saying: “After the three all comers held in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt, the next level of preparations for the home-based will be the three leg Golden Leagues.
Ogba was quoted as saying: “This is designed to put them in top shape for the international relays and the All Nigeria Championships that will serve as trials for the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships and the 2015 All Africa Games in Congo.”
The statement said Ogba thanked the National Sports Commission for backing the AFN in organising the three more standard meets for the home-based.
NAN.