Sports Ministry Kickoff Under 17 Sport Development Initiative
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| Boma Iyaye (Rivers State Sports Commissioner) |
Rivers State Ministry of Sports kick start sport development
initiative for under 17 athletes at the Alfred Diete Spif (Civic Centre) which
geared towards harnessing young talents .
The events will witness athletes from the twenty three local
government area of the state that will compete for honours in various category
of sporting event.
Seven sporting events have been lined out for the Under 17
sport development initiative as athletes will take to the pool and court for Swimming;
Badminton; Tennis, Handball; basketball; Volleyball and Boxing
Speaking to www.kelvianomedia.blogspot.com.ng
the honourable commissioner for sports Hon. Boma Iyaye gave an insight for the
under 17 sport development initiative which is geared towards discovery of
young talents that will make the state proud and also make name for them.
“To attain a high level, we need to get beyond using elite athletes all the
time when we sporting events and look for a way forward to harness talents from
the grassroots, gets athletes (sports men and women) from the tender age and groom
them to make Rivers State proud”.
“We will have mini championship, since we cannot carry all
the different sports at the same time, we should have mini championship that
will witness four to five different sports in a quarter and see how we can
arrange competition for our youth, to engage and make them busy and also an
opportunity for the sport council to harness talents for the state”. Iyaye
Concluded.
Games proper begin later today in some after the screening of
athletes. However closing ceremony will be on Saturday at the end of every game.
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