By Solomon Nwoke
Lagos State Triathlon Association said yesterday that it expects well over 600 participants from schools, clubs and the military in this year’s Triathlon fiesta which comes up on Saturday and Sunday at Teslim Balogun Stadium Lagos.

Speaking yesterday at a media briefing in Lagos heralding the event, Chairman of the Lagos State Triathlon Association, Dr Sikuade Jagun said this year’s event which marks its second edition was occasioned by the huge success of previous year’s edition which had about 300 participants basically from schools and clubs

Dr Jagun also said that they are targetting eight groups from six to 18 and that means primary and secondary schools adding that the aim of the fiesta is to discover talents and nurture them to stardom through the “Adopt a talent” programe of Lagos state government.

“We have the eight groups as in primary  between the ages of six to 11 years; junior secondary between 12 to 15 years and Senior Secondary between 16 to 18 years. We think that if we address the school, we are grabbing athletes from known background, athletes that are not likely to lie about their ages, we are grabbing athletes that are trainable , that have respect and culture built into their ways of life.