Guardian

JUST a few weeks after hosting the maiden Africa Youth Athletics Championship, Warri will once again draw the world’s attention when it hosts the 2013 Relays/Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Golden Grand Prix.

The one-day competition is a premium event in the CAA calendar, which has such ‘A’ grade events as the Men 100 metres, and 400 metres races.

For the women, there are the 100m, 400m, and 400m Hurdles, while the classic events for Men include 5000m, Javelin, and Long Jump.

There are also the women100 metres Hurdles, High Jump, Long Jump events to be competed for.

Apart from the premium and classic events, there are also such promotional events  as the 110m hurdles, 3000m Steeple Chase, 4x100m & 4x400m for men and the women 800m, 5000m, 4x100m & 4x400m.

While competitions for positions in the individual events will be stiff because of the juicy prize money for top finishers, the relay events will be more competitive as it provides opportunities for countries that have not qualified for the relay events of the 2013 World Championships in Athletics slated for Russia to qualify.

Head of Communications and Media of Athletics Federation Nigeria (AFN), Olukayode Thomas, told newsmen that athletes from USA, Great Britain, Ghana, Morocco and other parts of the world will start arriving Nigeria from tomorrow to participate in the CAA premium event.