Britarch, NTIC, Pacesetters’ Schools Excel at K.I.O Consult Inter-Schools Athletics Championship

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja

Britarch Schools, Lugbe, Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC) and Pacesetters’ School Wuye have emerged the top three schools at the inaugural K.I.O Consult Abuja Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championship (AISSAC) 2022.

Britarch amassed six gold and two silver medals to top the medal chart at the one-day meet held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja and conducted in line with global athletic standards.

NTIC placed second with three gold and three silver medals while Pacesetters’ School earned three gold and one bronze medals to finish third.

About 700 athletes drawn from 14 FCT schools participated in the event which featured specialties including 100m, 200m,  400m, 4x 100m Relay, 4x 400m Relay, 4x 400m (Mixed Relay), Long Jump and Shot Put.

Britarch School won the boys 100m, 400m and Long Jump events. Tobenna Nwafor finished the 100m sprint at 11.75 secs, while Odida Daniel won the 400m race at 55.64 secs. Jumilo Wahab won the Long Jump contest with a leap of 5.89m.

Eric Makwe of Pacesetters’ School won the 200m boys race in a time of 24.16secs.

Zainab Idris Abubakar of NTIC won the 100m girls race in a time of  13.02 secs while later in the day, she added the long jump gold to her collection, leaping a distance of 4.77m .

Miracle Ezechukwu of NTIC won the 200m girls race in a time of 27.12 secs while Chineye Okuefuna of GAAT International School won the 400m girls quarter mile race in a time of 73.67.

AISSEC 2002 convener, Kesiena Oghoghorie expressed delight that the maiden event lived up to its billing.

He said the next edition will be bigger and better as the organisers had learnt from the experience of organising the athletic meet which is aimed at identifying and grooming talents at the school.