The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has exempted two top U.S.-based athletes, Blessing Okagbare and Chinwe Okoro, from the ongoing 69th All Nigeria Athletics Championships that got underway at the Warri City Stadium on Thursday.
The athletes had requested to be exempted from the meet and the federation granted it, Media Officer of the federation, Olukayode Thomas said in a statement released in Lagos on Thursday.
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