The Organizing Committee of the much awaited maiden edition of Prince Eze Madumere Athletics Championship has authoritatively said the event will take place on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 as earlier scheduled.
Speaking to Journalists yesterday at Full Moon Hotels, Owerri, the Onuimo born athlete and Managing Director of Monarch and Co, West Africa, the sponsor of the Athletics Championship, Mr. Uche Gerald Lebechi said they are prepared to pull through the sporting events.
Speaking further, he revealed that athletes are drawn from secondary schools from the three senatorial zones of Imo State. He however explained that each senatorial zone was further divided into two zones making it a total of six zones from where the athletes will come from. He said they have been working with Ministry of Education and Secondary Education Management Board.
Mr. Lebechi also said the programme will feature a total of ten events which are; 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 1, 500 meters, 1by 400 meters relay, 1by 1000 meters relay, shot put and long jump. He said that each event will have male and female versions.
He reiterated their decision to use Prince Eze Madumere as their brand, which he attributed to his love for sports, good name. He described Prince Madumere as a role model whose personality is synonymous with hard work, humility, possibility and patriotism.
He said the essence of the championship is to expose hunt for the talents for various sporting events, expose them the requisite opportunities, sponsorships and right attitude to excel in their differing areas of strength.
He also revealed that Imo Deputy Governor has at various times decried the dearth of track and field events except football for which has dominated the scene for too long.
Meanwhile, the sponsors of the events have arrived Imo State in preparedness to play the needed role for the one day event.