President of
the Nigeria Judo federation, Prince Timothy Nsirim has admonished judokas at
the 2017 loveth Howell National open Judo championship to show the character of
a champion on the mat and cultivate new friendship.
Prince
Nsirim stated this during the opening ceremony of the three-day championship at
the indoor hall of the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin City, Edo State. He also
thanked the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki for creating an enabling
environment for the championship to thrive in the state.
The
objective of the Nigeria Judo federation is to create a channel to make Judo
the most popular combat sport in the country.
"This
championship is organised as part of many activities lined up by the NJF board
in the year to select and prepare athletes that will represent Nigeria in
approved international meet next year." Nsirim said.
“Let me use
this opportunity to thank the Edo State government led by Godwin Obaseki for
supporting this championship financially and creating an enabling environment
for the three day event.”
Facilitator
of the championship and former national Judo champion, Loveth Howell said the
championship is her own way of developing Judo talents in the country.
"This
championship is not only aimed at discouraging youth restiveness in the state
and country but also to create the platform for judokas to be global champions
tomorrow,” Howell concluded.
No comments:
Post a Comment