Minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, has said Nigerians performances at the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will improve once the country’s high-performance centres commence full operations.
Dare stated this while speaking at the 7th edition of the annual race in Lagos on Saturday.
He said the ministry and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) would synergise to ensure that Nigerians become more competitive in long-distance races.
According to him: “We want to ensure that Nigerians do not just make up the numbers in long distance races but also enjoy podium finish and we are reviving some of the programmes that will make this happen,”
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“Already we have high performance centres in Pankshin, Plateau State and another one in Taraba State. Hopefully in the next few editions of this marathon, we would have a Nigerian clean sweep of the podium places.”
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He added: “I will be happy to see other states replicate this event and I can assure you that the Sports Ministry will key into this,” he added.
