The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Barr Isaac Danladi, will host Nigerian gymnasts who excelled at the World Club Gymnastics Championship in Malta earlier this month.
The Head coach and founder of Tony International Gymnastics (TIG) Club, Tony Asuquo, disclosed this to Daily Trust in a phone conversation.
He said the government invited the athletes in order to welcome and appreciate them for flying the flag of Nigeria high in Malta.
According to Asuquo, a total of eight Nigerian gymnasts between the ages of six and 11 featured in the World Club Gymnastics Championship from July 6 to 18.
The gymnasts are Francisca Okpanku, Chinelle Okpanku, Shemilore Adeoye, Marononi Angela, Mmesoma Okafor, Chimamanda Okafor, Adela Adedeji and Anana Adedeji.
At the 39th edition of the Gymstar International Club World Championship in Malta, 11-year-old Fransisca Okpanko won two Gold and two Silver medals while nine-year-old Adila Adedeji also won two Gold and two Silver medals.
Also, 10-year-old Mesoma Okafor bagged one Gold, a Silver, and two Bronze medals, eight-year-old Chimamanda Okafor carted away two Silver and two Bronze medals while Semilore Adeoye got a gold medal. Angela Marononi added one gold medal to the haul.
The Nigerian athletes competed with teams from the UK, Malta, South Africa, Belgium, Belarus, Slovakia, Italy, the US, the Czech Republic, South Africa, and Cyprus.
