The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has challenged the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to push the boundaries of their preparations in order to improve Nigeria’s presence and performance at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The Minister stressed the significance of making thorough and early preparations for our athletes’ success in their particular sports. He emphasised that careful planning might significantly raise Nigeria’s chances of taking home medals from international contests.
“I want to challenge you to do more, and go farther than you have gone,” the Minister said. Beyond the grants and training programmes, let our performances in the various sporting events be glamorous.”
“I want to charge the NOC to spare no effort in terms of Team Nigeria’s preparations, to assure the country of a better performance. I am glad that the NOC executive board is made up of executives of the various sporting federations. While the Olympic Qualifiers are still running, I look forward to the completion of the phase, so we can have a briefing with the different sports and the number of athletes we are taking to Paris.”
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He added that participation at the Olympic Games should not just be for the fun of it, but should be a means to an end (performances and results).
In his remarks, the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, appreciated the Minister for being proactive and progressive in his first few months in office, which he described as clear pointers that this administration will chart a new course for Nigerian sports.
