The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has rescheduled the start of the 2026 Commonwealth Games national trials by one day to enable athletes affected by severe weather disruptions in the United States to participate in the competition.
The Head of the AFN Media Committee, Maxwell Kumoye, announced this on Saturday, just a few hours before the start of the event.
The trials, originally scheduled to take place from Saturday, June 20 to June 22 at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in Lagos, will now run from Sunday, June 21 to June 23 at the same venue.
“The decision was reached following an emergency meeting of the AFN board chaired by the federation’s president, Chief Tonobok Okowa, in Lagos,” the AFN said in a statement obtained by our correspondent on Saturday morning.
The trials, which will feature some of Nigeria’s top track and field stars, will determine the country’s representatives
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