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Weightlifting : Aladi assures Nigerian of winning medals, Commonwealth, World Championship tickets
The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) Ibrahim Aladi on Friday in Abuja, assured Nigerian of winning medals and qualifiers for Commonwealth, World Championship.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports seven lifters will departed Nigeria to
Uzbekistan to participate in the World Championships and Commonwealth Senior Championships.
He said the athletes are well prepared and they will return with medals.
“Our chances is very bright and we are going to do our best. I can assure that what I expected from the athletes despite.
” Some of the athletes are African champions and alll African game, commonwealth champions no doubt of recording victory at the end of the championship.
“They are well prepared for the championship, we are expecting nothing else than they win medals and victory and that is all what we are expecting from them,” he said.
Christopher Nwadei, the technical Director of the federation said they had a good preparation ahead of the championship.
“We have at least reasonable time to prepare for the competition.
“The championship is a twin championshi, it is a qualification event for the forth Commonwealth wealth games which is scheduled to hold next year in Brighminham.
“This is not the first time they are going out for this type of competition, some of them are already ranked within first and third ranking, hopefully we are hoping for a very good performance,” he said
He said seven athletes will be representing the country and they comprises of five women and two men.,
” The Althetes are in different categories of weight seven of them are in different categories.
“We have the women’s featuring in the categories are 49kg, 55 kg, 59kg, 60kg, 70kg, 71kg and for the men we will be featuring in the 67kg and 69kg categories.
Olarinoye Adenike, the captain of team Nigeria said they come back to Nigeria with medals.
“I am 55 kg categories in female category. We are all determined to do our best to make the country proud.
“We are well prepared for the championships and by God Grace we are coming home with the medals.
“I”m ranked first in Africa and commonwealth and six in the world. We will Nigeria proud at the end of the championship.,” she said.
The seven lifters and their weight are :
Stella Peter Kingsley 49 kg, Adijat Adenike Olarinoye 55 kg, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal 59 kg, Ogbonne Eze Joy 71 kg.
Taiwo Liadi 76 kg, Emmanuel Inemo Appah 61 kg and Umoafia Edidiong Joseph 67 kg.
NAN reports that International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships and Commonwealth Senior Championships will hold from Dec. 7 to Dec. 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekis
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NDSF: Rivers Seek to dominate in Weightlifting, Swimming, Boxing, and Para-Lifting
Rivers State continued the final state trials for weightlifters, swimmers, boxers and para-lifters as the athletes battled for places in Team Rivers contingent for the forthcoming Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF).
The games will be held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State from April 1-8.
The Boxing and Weightlifting Arena on Niger Street in Old Port Harcourt Township came alive as athletes showed their skills and willingness to be part of the festival train.
The state technical coordinators believe they have identified some promising athletes with high potential for successful careers in their chosen fields.
Coach Aduche Ojadi, the state’s weightlifting coach, said the athletes have been training intensively for some time and the trials was expected have been a true test of their strength and endurance.
“The Niger Delta Sports Festival is indeed a fantastic initiative, providing a platform for young athletes to showcase their talents and potentially launch their careers. The fact that the trials are already yielding promising new athletes is a testament to the festival’s importance,” Coach Aduche said.
“The festival is a great way to identify and nurture young talents, and the NDDC’s support is crucial in making this happen. By providing opportunities for young athletes to compete and develop their skills, the NDDC is not only promoting sports development but also contributing to the overall well-being of the region and country,” Coach Aduche concluded.
Gift Otuonye, the state’s boxing coach, believes that the trials provided her with the opportunity to see and assess boxers she had not known before. She said that she has assembled champions that would be able to replicate the golden era of the sport for the state.
According to her, “The boxers are all good and we are hopeful. I think that with the opportunities being provided by this Niger Delta Sports Festival, many athletes, especially boxers, will want to take advantage, come out of the creeks and embrace sports. It is time to relaunch boxing to enviable heights in the state and region “.
The state trials will be concluded on Tuesday at different centers with Basketball, Football, Wrestling , Handball , Table tennis and Athletics taking the center stage.
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