Impressive turnout at Ijebu Relays

There was a massive turnout at the 2023 edition of the Ijebu Relays, an initiative of Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in 100m hurdles and Abiola Ogunkoya a renowned quarter-miler.

34 secondary schools from Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Lagos state and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja attended the second edition.

Apart from schools, 25 Athletics Clubs from all across the country participated in the open categories of the 100m and 400m.

Eight tertiary institutions in Ogun State also participated in both the open events and the relays.

In all, a total of 468 athletes across all the categories participated in the second edition with 762 event entries.

Running spike shoes were given to all the finalists in the secondary school 4×100m and 4×400m relays in both the girls and boys categories which amounted to over 100 running spike shoes.

Cash prizes were also given to the top three winners in the open categories of the 100m and 400m and other prizes were given to the top tertiary institutions in both the 4×100m and 4×400m relays for the institutions.