The Lagos State Athletics Association (LSAA) has unveiled programmes and activities for next year, including grassroots competitions for schools and elite championships to promote and elevate standard the of sports.
Speaking at a media parley held recently, the Chairman of the Association, Solomon Alao expressed the commitment of the LSAA board to ensure the growth of athletics in the developmental agenda of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC).
The media parley was held to award winners of the maiden edition of the Deji Tinubu Lagos Athletics Club Series held last year at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex with clubs across the country participating in the highly successful championships.
The bi-annual event was dominated by clubs from Lagos and Ogun States, with Agroterra Athletics Academy finishing tops to claim the sum of N1,000,000, while Udo-Obong Athletics Club Academy came second and third placed Eagle Sight Academy got N600,000 and N400,000 respectively.
Alao stated that DT Lagos Athletics Classics, Instituted by the Association to celebrate the legacy of Late Deji Tinubu, will be held next year and the premier event will be held in phases, with senior athletes and top-performing talents from clubs in the state competing.
While looking forward to an exciting and well-packaged second edition of the Deji Tinubu Athletics Classics, Vice Chairman, Mrs. Yemisi Tinubu stated that the Association is delighted to finally reward the clubs and their athletes, following the fiercely contested debut championship.
Tinubu applauded the LSAA Chairman, Dr. Alao, for his efforts and immense support towards the DT Athletics Classics and other programmes of the Association.
LSAA also confirmed the new technical department with the substantive appointment of personalities into substantive positions. The revamped and highly fortified technical department is headed by Adefunlola Olufunke Otegbeye while Abiodun Ibrahim is the Performance Director and Billy Disu, the Programme Director.
