Idris Adesina
With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games less than three months away, the world's athletes in various competitions and events fight started in the athletics season, they are working hard to set the standards of Associations International Association Athletics meet entry in its various forms.
IAAF April 2015 published the standards of qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to meet athletes have since fighting from around the world.
Nigerian athletes - both the base and home-based abroad - are not left out of the race to meet these standards as they compete in several meets worldwide. Athletes based abroad as Blessing Okagbare, Tosin Oke, Stephen Mozia and recently Tobi Amusan and Margaret Bamgbose compliance in its various disciplines.
Okagbare respected the norm for women 11.32secs 100m from 2015 and also the standard 20.50secs 200 meters. Oke hit male with 16.90m triple jump while Amusan 12.83secs ran to meet for the triple jump and 100m Bamgbose ran a personal best of 51.11secs outside the Championship Coast Conference Atlantic 52.00secs recently at an event 13.47secs last week met the standard input for the Women's 400m. To Mozia, the 20.45m in the shot put was reached in January.
Other athletes based abroad as Gloria Asumnu who ran a season best 11.34secs in Texas recently Claire Uke who threw 15.83m in the shot there and disc 45.73m recently and Ngozi Onwumere who ran 23.22secs in Mt bags consignment to work harder in April to meet the standards. In the heptathlon, sets Uhunoma Osazuwa, also the level of 6200 points to work to achieve, while Pedro Moreno does the same, the 8100 points that meet for the decathlon. Doreen Amata also has a 1.94 in response to the jump for Rio 2016 - his best season is 1.88 m, which meet at the Georgia Tech Invitational held us in April.
In the relay, the two women - Teams Relay 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 - qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games with Brazil, France, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland and the United States due to its first investment of eight of America, to relay 2014 IAAF Bahamas. Athletes who have reached the capacity of the country, were established abroad.
The relay teams of men still have to make their own and for the 2016 Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA, it ended badly leaving the country. 4x400 men's team - consisting Chidi Okezie (46.6sesc), Miles Ukaoma (46.4secs), Noah Akwu (46.54secs) and Orukpe Erayokan (47.27secs) ran 3: 06.81sec while the women's team, patience Okon (52.3secs) , Regina George (53.1secs), Rita Ossai (53.02secs) and Folashade Abugan (53.96secs) ran 3: 32.37secs. The team was formed especially at home by the athletes.
The team that had 4 × 100 Marquis Fraizer, Obinna Metu, Odele Tega, Nicholas Imhoaperamhe fourth place with a time of 40.40secs, which is not sufficient to meet the standard.
are fulfilled Despite the apparent willingness of the athletes of the country for the Olympic Games, most of Nigeria not as ticks away pm 2016. Top athletes to Rio since the beginning of the house year been in limbo after he has by no means had to participate.
However, they are in a race against time to created the standards of the Nigerian athletics federation launched an open season from the beginning with all stakeholders Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, to meet, which was followed by the first four Golden League meets last week in Abuja.
AFN Golden League held in May and June. Abuja leg on May 14 while leg Port Harcourt on 21 May and the final stage will be held May 28.The Ilorin in Akure, Ondo State on June 4
The association, then the team that the Confederation of African Athletics Championships seniors will represent the country in 2016, the 20th edition is selected. The event takes place from 22 to 26 June in Durban, South Africa. Nigeria finished second to South Africa in the last issue in Morocco and look forward to another major challenge to establish this concept.
In addition, athletes standards for the Olympics before July 12 must meet if the IAAF posting to qualify for the Olympics, the list of all the athletes.
But the results of all participants know and Gold Abuja leagues showed that home athletes have a difficult task ahead of them, as they compete with their foreign counterparts based in the race for places in the Olympic team in Nigeria 2016th
100 men, the income level of the IAAF 10.16secs but divine Oduduru has started the season with a 10.36secs end all parties in Lagos before with 10.48secs in Golden League Abuja finish. Egwero Ogho-Oghene ran 10.24secs in Abuja during Imhoaperamhe Nicholas 10.52secs ran. Tega Odele ran 10.85secs while former champion Obinna Metu national 10.36secs in Abuja ran.
For 100 women, ran Agnes Osazuwa 11.51secs for everyone involved, but ready 11.54secs in Abuja. Peace Uko who ran in Lagos also 11.54secs, Abuja ended in 11.52secs. Merced Ntiabong in11.65secs ended. The default for the event is 11.32secs.
For male 200m, which is the standard 20.52secs, Oduduru 20.64secs ran in Abuja Odele ran 21.11secs, Metu ran 20.65secs Imhoaperamhe ran 21:39 then.
In women over 200 meters, which is the standard 23.20secs: The Last Idamadudu Ntiabong 23.76secs ran in Abuja in 23.83secs ended during Sule 24.53secs Justina Francis ran and Ruth finished in 24.78secs.
The standard for men and women, 400 meters and 45.40secs 2015 All Africa Games gold medalist Orukpe Erayokan, was only a best time of 46.41secs but Isah Salihu in 400m 47.62secs was his, while the women, a standard 52.00secs, Patience George who was a silver medal in 2015 AAG in the case, 52.11secs ran in Abuja and Idamadudu ran 53.54secs.
Long jump champion at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the Brume has to respond to a level of 6.70 m. His best in the league Gold Abuja was 6.54M before Ruth Usoro (5.99 m) and abire Mercy (5.96m). Fog started the season with a 55.53secs finish the 400m in Lagos.
In addition, Javelin Champion in 2015 women Kelechi Nwanaga AAG to react a level of 61.00m. The two outputs 50.98ma 51.85m Lagos and Abuja leaves plenty of room in the river race. His best of 52.70m in 2015 also corresponds to the standard.
Nwanaga believes that it can meet the standard before the date of publication of the lists.
"I hope to meet the Olympic standard in my competitions later. The first versions of the season are usually not as good, but next season will continue to improve," he said.
With the performance of the Nigerian team in the Games in London in 2012, when the country is no medal despite qualifying for some of the coaches, athletics, Tobias Igwe events that athletes should go home to continue to show that they are of a place in Rio worthy.
"Still a little more time, so that they are working on their own time in order to meet the standard," our correspondent said during the week.
"Some of them are smaller, as they want to be in the Olympics. They know what it takes to be there. The Olympics is good for the career of any athlete. That may divine Oduduru improvement work there., 100 meter run in less than 10 seconds.
"There are good athletes in the stadium of the house, they must regularly competition and could leave no wilting after competitions and discovery. I think that more than one of them will do it, and even African championships."
Former champion 400 meters from Africa, falilat ogunkoya, supports the view Igwe.
Olympic champion, said: "The rules have been there for a while and that will result or to reach destination for athletes athletes prepare a little more time for the Olympic Games and may still end up with the standard, especially in the sprints and. Relais. you can get a lot of them go, but to obtain anyway end up with him and the qualification for the Olympic Games.
"Athletes have to work hard to achieve the object of the meeting. The next few months would be occupied by them as they compete in events. The Qualification Olympic itself enough motivation to encourage them to work harder, but that's Confederation may also work with some of them, while their progress start on their education to monitor. proudly wears the colors of choice, is always there, and to do well enough to motivate them, so if the proper support given to them. "
But amateur athletes, believes Prince Rashid that a miracle for athletes that meet these standards requires.
He said: "The Golden League NPC is scheduled for May / June and qualify the championship of Africa in June for the Olympic Games, athletes must meet the required hours before 12 July, that he be registered at this time.. are. not well planned mainly golden League APN to Rio 2016 plan, they believe that all athletes need a miracle to perform in one month to comply with the rules of the IAAF June July 12. can I think it is not possible. "
Moreover Igwe, Toblow called the people said. "There are really many athletes can do to meet the standard, in addition to the dedication and commitment but to improve athletics in Nigeria, should be monitored, the base for athletes with talent, especially in primary or secondary schools. We must preparations for the next Olympic Games begin immediately thereafter. "
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