Nigerians Storm Accra For West Africa Triathlon Championship

TAIWO ADELU

Four athletes are representing Nigeria at the maiden edition of the West Africa Triathlon championship, which is taking place in Accra, Ghana from November 9 – 11, 2018.

The athletes – Perelate Gbagi, Williams Gbekemiye,  Joy Tonjor  and Miriam Ifelunwa were in camp for two weeks and are expected to do the country proud at the championship, which will bring together the best triathletes from the sub region.

The Championship will be a sprint race – 750m swim, 20k bike and five kilometres run for women and men. Also, there will be an ITU Community Course for the officials of the race.

The host, who are organizing the Championship in conjunction with the Africa Triathlon Union (ATU), will provide accommodation and feeding for four athletes throughout the duration of the event.

Technical Director of the Nigeria Triathlon Union (NTU), Yinka Badare, who will lead the delegation, stated that the athletes are ready to do the country proud.

He noted that the event would be used to prepare the athletes for the Africa/Pan-Arab Duathlon Championship, which will come up in Luxor, Egypt from November 14-27, 2018.

“We are ready for the championship in Accra and with the training the athletes have undergone in the past few weeks will help them do well in Accra,” Badare added.