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Qualification
By Dorcas Jonah
Abuja, Dec. 8, 2017 (NAN) Akwa Ibom Weightlifting Coach, Ekanem Ekanem, on Friday said he was confident that his athletes would qualify to represent the country at the upcoming 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
“With the level of our preparations and exposure, I think I am going to have a good number of my athletes who will qualify for the Commonwealth Games,’’ Ekanem told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the ongoing National Weightlifting Trials at the Abuja National Stadium.
He told NAN that six of his athletes are participating at the trials and he expected them to perform very well.
“I have three male and three female athletes and they are all national and international athletes.
“In the female category we are taking part in 48kg, 58kg and 63kg, while in the male category we will participate in the 56kg, 62kg and 59kg,’’ Ekanem said.
The coach then assured that at the Commonwealth Games itself, he has the expectations of performing well and winning laurels for the country.
NAN reports that the two-day national trials which started on Thursday ends on Friday.(NAN)
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(Edited by Emmanuel Okara and Olawale Alabi)