The Athletics Federation of Nigeria on Tuesday released the entry standard for athletes intending to represent Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.
The AFN said in a statement by Olukayode Thomas, its Head of Communication and Media, that the Federation would give monetary incentives to athletes that attained the federation’s standard.
The statement said: “The standard must be achieved between January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016.
“The highest being 50,000 dollars for any Team Nigeria track and field athlete that wins a gold medal in Rio.
“Athletes that intend to compete in the 100m men and women must run 10.09secs and 11.10secs respectively.
“For the 200m, the men must run 20.20secs and the women 22.50secs. In the 400m, the entry standard is 45.20secs for men and 50.90secs for women.”
The statement said the standard for athletes intending to compete in the men’s 800m is 1.45.30secs and 2.00.00secs for women.
“The men 110 hurdles standard is 13.35secs and women 100m hurdles is 12.85secs. Intending athletes in the men’s and women’s 400m hurdles must run 48.95secs and 54.93secs respectively,” it added.
In the high jump event, AFN standard is 2.31m for men and women 1.98m, while the men long jumpers must jump 8.20m and women 6.90m.
The statement said: “Triple any jumpers dreaming of going to Rio must achieve 17.25m for the men and 14.60m for the women.
“For pole-vault, the standard is 5.70m for men and 4.60m for women.
“Men and women shot-put throwers must achieve 20.60m and 18.50, while the standard for discuss throw is 66.00m and 65.15m for women.
“For the hammer throwers, the standard for men is 79.00m and 72.20m for women.
“Male javelin throwers must achieve 83.00m and women 65.10m.
“In the decathlon 8,200 points was set as standard, while heptathlon is 6,300points.”
In the relays, the AFN set 38.50secs is for men 4x100m and 42.00secs for women.
“The 4x400m men must run 3.00.00secs to qualify and the women 3.28.00secs,” it said.
The statement said AFN would pay athletes that meet the standard $2,000.
It said: “Athletes that make it to the finals in Rio will get 2,500 dollars.
“Gold medallists will receive 50,000 dollars, silver medallist 30,000 dollars, while the bronze medallist will get 10,000 dollars.”
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