Sports
Parents, Applauds TIG’s Gymnastics 13 years Developmental thrives
Joel Ajayi
Parents, Guardians and children in their numbers have applauded the Tony Asuquo Gymnastics TIG developmental initiative that is bringing growth and development to the Games in the country and the world.
Many of them who spoke with THE GLEAMER NEWS on Saturday at the 13th edition of TIG Level System Championship in the FCT said that initiative has turned around the life of their children positively.
Over 100 children participated in a two days event that featured Sports Debate, Spelling Bee, Dance, Gymnastic and more.
Speaking at the event was the first lady of Taraba Hauwa Suntai, honestly I need to give kudos to this initiative, as a parent we are seeing the positive impact in the life of our children.
She however, advised the government at all levels to make every sports priority, sport makes children very healthy.
On his own, a father of promising gymnast Adeela Adedeji who won a medal at just concluded international tourney in South Africa Mr Abayomi Adedeji lauded team TIG for the good job on the children.
In his remark, the CEO of TIG coach Anthony Asuquo said TIG will not relent in making more children achieve their dream.
According to him, we had over 100 gymnasts from different schools.
“The growth of gymnastics, we have been able to train coaches from the street and they are now professional coaches, we take our time not to teach them only gymnastics but also coaching gymnastics.
“Most of our coaches are already out of the country like now, we have a coach who is now in Australia.
“We train gymnasts from grassroots to competitive level and also most of our gymnasts have represented the country and they are in the national team.”
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NSC DG Bukola Olopade reaffirms the commitment of the Commission to Training and Retraining of Staff for Scientific Productivity
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of the National Sports Commission Hon. Bukola Olopade, has stated the commitment of the leadership of the Commission to Training and Retraining of staff for scientific productivity of Nigerian Sports.
The DG stated this when he was a surprised guest at the meeting of the newly appointed Federation Secretaries with the Director of the Federation of Elite Athletes Department (FEAD), Olumide Bamiduro.
” One of the things that myself and the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, discovered was lacking in the Commission when we were appointed is training and restraining of staff. This is why we have challenged the various Directors to go to their various departments to start looking for quality brains that we can give both local and international training and restraining to”.
” The Sports ecosystem that we are in is very dynamic and this is why alot of training and retraining will happen this year to complement the productivity and efficiency of the Commission”.
The DG also charged the Federation Secretaries to be up and doing and align themselves with the vision and mandate of the Commission especially with the Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy ( RHINSE ) campaign.
” As Federation Secretaries that you all are , we are about to make history together in so many ways. For the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and myself, our determination is to ensure that you all are given the impetus to drive the federations as Independently as you can”.
” I also want to appeal to you all that the chief operating officers,COO, that we have introduced are not here to disturb you or usurp your job. They are here to support you and I have no doubt that the symbiotic relationship that you can establish with them will only galvanize the history making approach we all have for the Commission”.
The Director of Federation of Elite Athletes Development (FEAD) , Olumide Bamiduro however thanked the DG for the surprise visit , stating that his visit further re-echoes the ongoing reforms and the commitment of the current leadership of the Sports Commission to achieve the Sporting mandate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,GCFR.
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