Beninese Athletics Federation : The national championships ended in style

All's well That ends well. Launched last Friday, the national athletics championships ended on Saturday 22 July 2023. At the end of the various tests, several athletes were distinguished according to their performances.

The Beninese Athletics Federation has held the bet of a successful organization of the national edition championships 2023. As is customary, athletes came from all over the country for both boys and girls to take part in this important challenge. For this statutory meeting of the FBA, athletes competed in the age categories namely : U16, Dreals, U20 and seniors.

According to the president of the Beninese Athletics Federation, I rolled Dégo, these championships aim to discover new talents in the different age categories for the next continental or even global campaigns. The Director of Elite Sports, Bonaventure Coffi Codjia present at this mass of the queen of sporting disciplines congratulated those responsible for the Beninese Athletics Federation for the seriousness in the organization of the said championships. At the same time, he invited everyone to a synergy of actions for the development and promotion of sport in Benin..

At the end of the various tests, several athletes were crowned through their performances. Among U16/U18 boys, Merveille Akinotcho took first place in length ahead of Kokodou and Fidèle Dakpahossou. Gozaine Aké, for his part, is a pawn to his challengers in terms of weight. Winner in the 3000m at the U16/U18 boys level with a time of 09’09”47, Bernard Koumeha says he is proud of this feat achieved. “I wanted to do better than that but hey, as is the shape of the day. This is what it gave. I’m happy all the same,” he rejoices.. With these national athletics championships, Benin now has reliable talents that it can count on to not only ensure succession but also to validly defend its colors with regard to future continental and world competitions..

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE