The battle for medals commenced at the Umuahia Stadium on Friday as about 1,500 young athletes from Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and host state Abia began competing in the CLIMM South-East Under-16 Track and Field Championship.
The events include the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m, relays, javelin, discus, long jump, triple jump, and shot put.
The athletics championship, designed to discover new raw talents from the South-East, also aims to prepare future international athletes for Nigeria.
