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World Athletics Installs Air Quality Sensor at NIS

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Joel Ajayi


As part of efforts  by the World Athletics  Governing body to address  air pollution  in urban areas and improve  physical  activity, an Air quality  Sensor  has been  installed at the National Institute for sports,  Lagos.


The Installation  was supervised  by the  Project Officer of Nilayo Sports Management  Otonye Iworima.


According  to her ” Running for clean  Air is a project brought to Lagos  by World  Athletics  and funded by the Clean Air Fund, a global body committed to  tackling  Air pollution.


The project   objective is to adress Air pollution  in urban areas  and advocate for physical  activity.


“We will measure hyper- local air quality and share the data in large awareness  campaign,  using Acess Bank Lagos Marathon as the key platform  to leverage  existing  running  communities, spark positive transformations within  cities and increase awareness  of air quality issues. The project is now in its preparation phase with an official start  planned for August 2024.”


She said ” The Sensor  was temporarily  installed at the  Eko  Atlantic city for the Lagos City Marathon,  but was moved to the  NIS due to its urban clean training  area  where the air quality  can be monitored for the project.This is an area where a community of  physically  active people  people train and is accessible to all.”


Speaking  after  the Installation,  the Institute’s  Registrar Mr Belmond Benson  who represented the Director-General Professor  Olawale  Moronkola  said he was excited as this gesture symbolized the beginning  of a long lasting relationship  which will bring immense  benefits to sports.


“As a research and training  Institute, this move is  a welcome development. We look to forward to building a lasting relationship with  World Athletics.We hope to use this as a stepping  stone to explore  other areas of collaboration.”

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Toronto FC Canada puts Ademola Kuti on watch list for summer transfer

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Former Lobi Star FC striker  Ademola Kuti has been put on the watch list  of Toronto FC of Canada for summer transfer due to his  goal scoring ability in 18 yard box

Kuti started his football  career with Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL)  Lobi Stars Football Club before moving to Al-Fujuirah a top division club in  Dubai, where he continued to showcase his talent. 
Kuti also played in the Indian Super League  Minerals Academy FC and Ghana’s Heart of Oaks   one of Africa’s biggest clubs.

Ademola kuti  has also had spells with several other African teams, AS Sondep football Club,  Niger. 
Currently, he is a free agent, and there is growing interest from a team in Canada called Toronto FC looking to secure his services.
Nicknamed commander-in goal, kuti has worked with Diego Maradona and host of other talented coaches both in Africa and Europe.

The 6ft tall striker is a positive minded person who’s presence in any team always add glamour and competitiveness therefore giving recognition to the team.

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