Alaba Akintola guns for World Championships ticket at American Track League in Atlanta

Fresh from racing at the NCAA Championships, Alaba Akintola is scheduled to compete in the 100m and 200m events at the American Track League Open in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday.

The Middle Tennessee State University standout athlete qualified for the NCAA Championships but didn't make it through to the finals or run a World Championships qualifying standard.

Akintola will be gunning to run the standards of 10.00s and 20.16s to guarantee his spot at the championship in Budapest.

He has Personal Best times of 10.04s and 20.26s clocked last year, while his Season's Best times are 10.05s and 20.43s respectively.

Akintola is lined up to race against some American speedsters in Atlanta, as he continues his preparations for the Nigerian trials and quest to punch a World Championships ticket.