A 14-man delegation of Liberia’s Lone Star track & field team is expected to depart the country, by road, today (by 6:00 a.m.) for Freetown, Sierra Leone. The delegation is comprised of 10 athletes and four officials, led by the head coach of the Liberia Athletics Federation (LAF), Samuel Cooper. The national track & field team will be participating in the 91st Traditional Boxing Day activities scheduled from Saturday – Tuesday, December 23-26, at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown. It may be recalled last Saturday, that the LAF selected 10 athletes among 54 entrants at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex to represent the country. The athletes include: Nancy Saah (100m/200m/Long Jump); Lucy Massaquoi (1500m); Otricia Borkuah (Long Jump/High Jump); and Anis Faraj (1500m/5000m).

Source: Daily Observer December 22, 2017 02:03 UTC