Organisers of the African Tour, which will take place in Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday, July 18th, have released the Order of Events and Prize Money to be won at the one-day meet, based on the classification of events.
The events at the meet have been grouped into three categories – Premium, Classic and National.
The first three athletes in any Premium event will win $2000, $1000 and $750 respectively. The Top 3 finishers in the Classic events will get $1000, $750 and $500 each, while the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in the National category will get $300, $200 and $100 respectively for their efforts.
The competition is expected to kick off at 3pm Nigerian time, and some of the events to be competed in include the men and women’s 100m, 400m, 400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Shot put, 100m Hurdles, women’s Hammer throw, women’s 1500m, men’s 5000m, and the men and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays.
The African Tour will be used to test run the Stephen Keshi Stadium, which has undergone massive reconstruction in readiness for next month’s African Championships.
