Sports
2022 Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria Will Excel In Birmingham- Sports Minister
Joel Ajayi
With less than 20 days until the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Scotland the minister of youth and sports development, Chief Sunday Dare revealed that the government is working day and night to ensure team Nigeria excel in the forthcoming world fiesta.
Minister stated this in chat with Journalists during an interactive session in Abuja, strategies are in place for our athletes to make Nigerians proud at the world event.
According to him, preparation is still ongoing, we hope Nigeria is going to excel in the commonwealth game
We have a template and it ends with a national trial, a system where all the athletes from all over the world will come to the trial, which we have done in Benin, city Edo state.
We are going to open camp on the 9th of July. We are moving all our athletes into close camping and from there we move to Birmingham. We are going to have two camps, one in Nigeria and another one in the USA, because some of them are going to school, we will open a camp for them in the US from the camp they will go for the world championship and from there, they will move to the Commonwealth games.
“We are going to compete in a few sports, we are going to compete in 9 sports, we are glad that we are putting our best, based on our findings. We want to leverage on the sports that we know our athletes have been doing well.
“We just pray that our athletes will not have any injuries, they will not have any incident, they will go there and make Nigeria proud.
Minister however, thanked all the federations for their consistency in qualifying, as some of them went extra miles to raise the fund to prosecute those qualifiers for their fund approval.
However, the Games are held from July 28 to August 8.
Sports
World Athletics, AFN Set for Press Conference Ahead of Abuja City International Half Marathon
Joel Ajayi
With only 10 days remaining before the commencement of the PremiumTrust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon, the organising committee has confirmed that the World Press Conference for the marathon will hold on friday, 5th December, where officials from World Athletics, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), event partners, and other distinguished dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.
It was stated that the briefing will highlight final race arrangements, athlete participation, technical details, safety measures, and other relevant information for the international and local sporting communities.
The organisers also announced that media accreditation has officially opened, encouraging journalists, photographers, broadcasters, and digital media practitioners to apply through the designated online link:
👉 https://forms.gle/CiNHAv4RDw3Eh5Rj7
They emphasised that early accreditation would ensure seamless processing ahead of the event.
The PremiumTrust Bank Abuja City International Half Marathon is projected to attract top-tier competitors and deliver a world-class road-running spectacle, reinforcing Abuja’s growing reputation as a hub for major international sporting events.
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