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NYG: Nine Ondo athletes invited to national camp

NYG: Nine Ondo athletes invited to national camp

By Femi Atolagbe
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Despite finishing 7th on the medals table at the just concluded  fifth National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara state, nine athletes from Ondo State have been invited to the National camp.

Three of the athletes in Swimming are Awala Emmanuel, Oriade Ogunyemi and Patient Nigeria.

While trio of Ologbosere Timilehin ,Oyedepo Damilola and Aina Ayomide  made the national camp invitation from Badminton, Adeniyi Motunrayo, Olasunkanmi Samuel and Oluwole Damilola were also invited for Wrestling and Para-Table Tennis respectively.

While speaking with the Sporting Hope on the development, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Dotun Owanikin congratulated the starlets for making it to the National camp.

Owanikin enjoined them to continue to keep the flag flying, adding that they should display excellence that Ondo State is known for at the camp.

He said they should also remember they are representing over five million people of Ondo State and represent the state well by winning laurels for the country.

“The state government is solidly behind them and will continue to support to become a world champions.”

The General Manager of the State Sports Council, Mr Wande Fabuluje commended the state government for its unalloyed support in ensuring that the kids partook and displayed their God gifted talents in the annual youths fiesta.

He charged the national invitee athletes to exhibit good character in the camp, skills and techniques to justify their national call, adding that making the national camp is not the ultimate but their performance over there matters a lot.

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His words, “I’m grateful to all the athletes, coaches and other officials for putting in their best to ensure the state was not wanting on the medals table in spite of few challenges.

“The state will in no distant time begin preparation for the upcoming National Sports Festival to turn the medals table to our advantage by perform better in the festival”.

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