Twenty  Four Athletes  departed Abuja on Sunday for Nairobi,  Kenya to participate in the World Junior Athletics  Championship scheduled for  August 17th- 22nd.

They are to be joined by four others from the United States.

According to the President of the Athletics  Federation of Nigeria Chief Tonobok Okowa “This is another unique opportunity for a new set of young athletes to prove their talent at the world level.  Once they do well, it would be  a great transition  from the more established ones to the new generation.”

 “These are a new generation of Nigeria track and field.  it’s an opportunity for some of the Athletes who missed out from the just concluded Tokyo  Olympics to showcase their talents.”

“Nigeria should be hopeful that these sets of young athletes will bring medals from  the World Athletics Championships in Kenya.”

The event scheduled for the Nyayo Sports Complex, Nairobi will see 973 athletes participating in 44 events.