In a bid to achieve some success in Athletics in 2013, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has put forward stringent measures for the senior athletes aiming to qualify for the World Championships holding in Moscow, Russia, in August.
During a media parley with newsmen in Lagos, the AFN President, Solomon Ogba, said sprinters will be required to have run a time of 10.6 seconds and 11.20 seconds respectively in the men and women's 100m event to participate in the All-Nigeria/Cross River State Athletics Championships holding in July where the final team to Russia will be selected.
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