According to the provisional entry list released by the IAAF
on Sunday, nine athletes are expected to represent Nigeria at the IAAF World Indoor
Championships billed to hold from March 1st to 4th in Birmingham.
Seven of the athletes to fly the Nigerian flag being female
and two male athletes. US-based Chukwuebuka Enekwechi will compete in the men’s
Shot put event, and comes with a Season’s Best (SB) of 20.89m, which puts him
on 12th position on the world rankings.
Another US-based athlete Chidi Okezie, who is
an African Championships Bronze medallist in the men’s 400m, will compete in
his specialist event where he has clocked an SB of 46.58s. Okezie who competed
in Portland two years ago, will be thrilled at his return to the national team.
Topping the list of female athletes is
Oluwatobiloba Amusan who will be in action in the 60m Hurdles, having set a
Personal Best (PB) and SB of 7.89s set earlier this season.
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