Athletes Assemble in Lagos for Budapest 2023 Relay Tickets Today 

Some of the finest athletes in Nigeria and the West African region will today converge on Lagos for the grand finale of the Deji Tinubu (DT)/ Lagos Athletics Club Series in their bid to pick relay tickets to the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Also, 27 athletics clubs in the country will be aiming for a share of the jackpot prize money at the finale of the athletics series scheduled to hold at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Sports Complex.

The DT/Lagos Athletics Club Series is an initiative of the Lagos State Athletics Association (LSAA) with the aim of reviving healthy rivalry among athletes across the country.

The climax of the grand finale is the relay events (4X100m and 4X400m) as Nigeria alongside Togo, Ghana and Benin Republic will be aiming to qualify for the 2023 World Athletics Championships taking place in Budapest, Hungary next month.

Apart from the 27 clubs jostling for honours, three top schools in Lagos will also be showcasing their talents at the one-day meet.

Sanctioned by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and recognized by the World Athletics (WA), some of the feats achieved at the event have been recognized by the world athletics.

According to the Technical Director of LSAA, Enefiok Udo-Obong, all is set for the one-day meet as some of the country’s finest sprinters are already in Lagos for the athletics fiesta with the sole aim of qualifying for the relay event of Budapest 2023.