100 Nigerians Register For 2013 Obudu Race

[Folami David]

As many as 100 Nigerian professional athletes have registered to participate in the 9th Obudu international mountain race as well as the 5rd African Nations Mountain Running Championships for both men and women which will hold at the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obudu, Cross River state on Saturday November 23, 2013, reveals the Local Organising Committee for the two-in-one event.
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William Archibong, Chairman of the LOC also revealed that about 86 children within the towns bordering the Obudu Ranch resort have also been registered for the children race which will also hold on the same date.
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"We have closed registration of athletes for this year's race. We registered about 100 applicants from Nigeria out of the thousands that applied to participate after thorough scrutiny of their applications. The registration like we did last year, was done online via www.obudumountainrace.com.We used the same method for both the local and international athletes," he said.
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Archibong adding that the online registration will help in completing the accreditation tags of athletes before their arrival.
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"We used the same method last year and it was hugely successful. It eliminated unnecessary queues for accreditation and made identification easy. We have also registered 86 children from the Obudu area for the children race. His Excellency is particular about the children race because he wants us to expose them early so that they can grow quickly to become champions and role models. He is a great lover of children", he further said.
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The Obudu international mountain race is organized by the Cross River State Government, in conjunction with the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN).It enjoys tremendous support from the African Athletics Confederation (CAA), the World Mountain Running Association, (WMRA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).