Asaba 2018 AAC: Dibaba, Okagbare of other great enter the Hall of Fame



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Photo File: Okagbare shortly after a race

] T op African athletes will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of the African Confederation of Athletics (CAA) in 2018 Championships Athletics in Asaba, Delta State

The event, organized by CAA and Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency is scheduled for 5 pm on July 31, 2018 at the Event Center, Asaba. The State Governor, His Excellency Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, the President of AIFA, Sebastian Coe, President of CAA and members of its Executive Committee, senior federal and state officials, diplomats and the LOC led by its president Solomon Ogba

. Among the inductees are Blessing Okagbare Ighoteghonor and other members of the 4 × 200 quartet of the Nigerian team that won gold at the IAAF World Relay in the Bahamas in 2016, Olusoji Fasuba and Tosin Oke

Other Olympic Games and World Champion Tirunesh Dibaba and Mesert Defar Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia

The duo of South Africa from Caster Semanya and Wayde van Nieckert will both be Olympic and world champions. The Kenyan trio of Vivian Cherivyot, the 800m king David Rudisha and Ezekiel Kemboi, is also on the list

Meanwhile, the safety subcommittee of the 21st African Championships in Senior Athletics has begun security checks volunteers who have shown interest. Asaba CA 2018.

CAA Chief of Security Asaba 2018, Commodore Omatseye Navy Nesiama (Rtd) revealed that more than 3,000 individuals were present to undergo the preliminary stage of the process. selection on Monday

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