Nigeria, June 16 -- Ahead of the fast-approaching Tokyo Olympic Games, the Lagos State Athletics Association has announced it will hold a lucrative Athletics Meet on Thursday, June 24, 2021.

The one-day meet is scheduled to take place at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Yussuf Alli who is the Meet Director for the Lagos Open Athletics Championship made the disclosure on Wednesday even as he revealed arrangements are in top gear to have an elite cast of athletes in the one-day meet.

According to Alli, the Lagos Open Athletics Championship will also serve as a qualifying window for the Tokyo Olympics as well as a preparatory event for athletes that have already qualified for the global showpiece.

"This is another fantastic window for those s...