A total of 4371 Entries were received from 2056 Athletes as registration for MTN CHAMPS Benin Athletics Classics closed a few days to the commencement of the competition, which runs from March 13th to 15th across two locations simultaneously: the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and the UNIBEN Sports Complex respectively.
The Youth (U17) category accounted for nearly half of the registrations, with a total number of 976 registrants, with 496 registrations from the Junior (U20) category, 388 from the Cadet (U14) class and 196 from the Seniors (no age limit).
As such, only the Youth (U17) category will compete at the UNIBEN Sports Complex on the first two days of competition (March 13th and 14th) due to the volume of registration, and will join the Cadet (U14), Junior (U20) and Senior categories at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on the third and final day (March 15th) for their remaining events. The Cadet (U14), Junior (U20) and Senior categories will compete at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on all three days of the event.
All registered Schools/Athletes must pick up their competition bibs from Tuesday, March 11th, to confirm their participation, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to remain on their event startlists. It is compulsory for at least one parent or legal guardian of each participating athlete in the Cadet, Youth & Junior categories to sign the Parental Consent Form which can be downloaded at http://mtnchamps.com and brought along for bib collection.
Also, all Cadet (U-14), Youth (U-17) and Junior (U-20) Athletes are to come along with a photocopy of a means of identification showing their Date of Birth, such as their Birth Certificates, International Passport or School Records.
Online registration continues for the MTN CHAMPS Lagos Continental Relays (April 9th to 12th) and the MTN CHAMPS Grand Final in Uyo (April 30th to May 3rd) at http://mtnchamps.com. The deadline for registration for the Lagos Continental Relays is April 2nd while that of the Grand Final in Uyo is April 23rd.