ABEOKUTA – The President, Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, has commended organizers of the Lotus Bank/Abeokuta 10km Race for bringing up such initiative.
According to Okowa, the race would further prepare Nigerian long distance athletes for international events.
The AFN President, who spoke with journalists in Abeokuta, noted that the Abeokuta 10km race has greatly improved in terms of organization and participation.
He said, “the race keeps improving every year, and normally it ends at the stadium, but this time around look at where it endiled up at the Alake’s palace ground.
“The ambiance is very good for road race. I am happy with what I’ve seen, then to crown it up, I saw my athletes winning the race, so that means they are coming up running the long distance races.
“Our long distance athletes are doing well and coming up. They are having their PB, and when an athlete is having PB, it shows they are doing something extraordinary. At the junior level in Africa, they are beginning to do better.
“We have an athlete that came 5th in Africa Junior event in Zambia, that means they are doing better, they have never gotten to that position before.”
