Athletics: Sani Brown calls running at packed National Stadium dream
Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown said Friday he looks forward to competing at the world athletics championships in Tokyo this September.
"Running at a packed National Stadium is my dream," Sani Brown said of the Sept. 13-21 championships, during his visit to a Tokyo elementary school, where he held an athletics clinic.
The stadium was the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but was off-limits to general spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sani Brown, a two-time finalist in the 100 meters at the worlds, visited the school with Canadian Andre De Grasse, who won 200-meter Olympic gold in Tokyo.
"This kind of activity is very important. I hope I can promote athletics and sports even just a little," Sani Brown said.
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