The recent performances of Nigerian athletes in meets have fallen below the new standards set by the International Association of Athletics Federations for the 2016 Olympics and is a source of concern for the country, writes Idris Adesina
The International Association of Athletics Federations during the week released the standards for qualification for the athletics events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
They set the standard for the 100m at 10.16secs for men and 11.32 for women, 200m (20.50 and 23.20 for men and women), 45.40 and 52.00 for the men and women 400m while the standard for the 100m/110m hurdles was set at 13.00 and 13.47 for the men and women participants.
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