Nigeria to host African athletics championship

Nigeria’s minister of youth and sports development Sunday Dare has agreed to step in to host the African Athletics Championships in Lagos.

Algeria had been due to host the event but had asked for a postponement due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

The event will now be held between 23 and 27 June, which gives athletes the chance to achieve qualifying standards for the Tokyo Olympics ahead of the 29 June deadline.

Dare and the president of Confederation of African Athletics, Kalkaba Malboum met in Cairo on Monday to discuss moving the championships to the Teslim Balogun stadium in Lagos.