Athletics meet in honour of late Willie Williams

CALL Track and Field Foundation would organise an athletic meet dubbed, "The Willie Williams Memorial Meet", to select a team for the Greater Accra Region on March seven and eight, at the Accra Sport Stadium.

According to the organizers, the meet, which is themed "catch them young", is opened to all aspiring athletes from keep fit clubs in the Greater Accra Region. The organisers said deadline for the registration of teams and athletes is on Wednesday 5 March after which no team would be allowed to register.

Some of the events to be competed are 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metres. There would also be the 4 by 100 and 4 by 400 metres relays and 5000 metres race walk. Long jump, triple jump and shot put would be the field events.

Clubs expected to participate are CALL Track and Field Foundation, Ghost Town Keep-Fit Club, Afienya Keep-Fit Club, Anointed Keep-Fit Club, Azingoga Keep-Fit Club, Sukura Keep-Fit Club, Duncans Keep-Fit Club, El-Wak Keep-Fit Club and St. John's Keep-Fit Club.

Others are Osu Ebenezer Keep-Fit Club, Achimota Keep-Fit Club, D Awhenya Keep-Fit Club, Pokuase Keep-Fit Club, Amassaman Keep-Fit Club, Lucky Rainbow Keep-Fit Club, Dome Keep-Fit Club, Visco Race Walk Club, Depot Keep-Fit Club, Licence Office Keep-Fit Club and Panthers Keep-Fit Club.