Renowned grassroots athletics coach, Tobias Igwe has urged authorities of the country’s sports to commence early preparations for the 2014 Commonwealth Games billed for July 23 to August 3, 2014.

The coach who was in Nigeria’s team to the 2010 Games in New Delhi, India, stated that it was necessary for the National Sports Commission, NSC to set the ball rolling by providing funds that will drive the preparations of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.

“I sincerely believe that with early preparations, we will make a huge impact in Scotland; we have athletes that are as fast as Usain Bolt, but they need to train for a long time.

By now we should understand that camping of athletes for two months will not give us the desired results. Our athletes do not start training early enough unlike the Jamaicans.