With 60 days to the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham, UK, the federal authorities has introduced that 100 athletes will characterize Nigeria on the Video games.
Everlasting secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Ismaila Abubabar disclosed this on the stakeholders assembly on the Commonwealth Video games (CWG) held on the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja.
He stated Nigeria will subject the 100 athletes in judo, athletics, boxing, weightlifting, desk tennis, wrestling, para-table tennis, para-athletics and para-powerlifting.
Talking on the stakeholders assembly, the minister of youth and sports activities improvement, Mr Sunday Dare, directed all related authorities to make sure that the required assessments are carried out on all of the athletes earlier than the takeoff of contingents to the quadrennial occasion slated to carry July 28 to August 8, 2022 in Uk.
He stated Nigeria won’t hesitate to drop any athlete who makes an attempt to tarnish the picture of the nation once more.
“We are going to favor to return again from the video games with out medals somewhat than being embarrassed a second time, there should be no exceptions,” he insisted.
Dare, who stated that the countdown to the sport has already began, added that the Ministry is already working with the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) to make sure that contingents’ lodging, tenting, testing, ticketing and kits are adequately taken care of.
In his comment, president of the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Gumel, stated the accreditation is ongoing, including that 14 media homes and 701 journalists utilized to cowl the video games.
On his half, Crew Nigeria’s Chef de Mission and director, Federation Elite and Athletes Division (FEAD), Dr Simon Ebhojaiye, disclosed that the official part of tenting will start from Might 30 to June 30 and July 2 – July 21, 2022 respectively.
He defined that the Birmingham Video games Village shall be formally opened on July 22, 2022 whereas the opening ceremony for the Video games will maintain on July 28, 2022
