THISDAY

First Batch of Team Nigeria’s Athletes to Depart for Tokyo Today

- Duro Ikhazuagbe

ieriaȂs preparatio­ns for podižm ožtin at the okyo ŘŖŘŖ Olympic ames ‹eins today with the departžre of the ęrst ‹atch of the cožntryȂs continent to apan from

A‹ž“a.

Althožh the ames are not dže to kick oě žntil žly Řřǰ eam ieria athletes are oin to the ar ast nation to acclimatiz­e Ahead of the Games.

Accordin to the irectorǰ ederation of lites Athletes of the ederal Ministry of ožth and Sports evelopment ǰ r Simon ‹ho“iayeǰ mem‹ers of the canoein teamǰ Ayomide Bello and her coachǰ ‹enezer

kwžnnaǰ sther oko and her coachǰ eina nofe alonside Secretary General of the Rowin and anoein ederationǰ

Olž‹žnmi Olžodeǰ will depart for okyo throžh the namdi Azikiwe nternation­al Airport in A‹ž“a ‹y thiopian Airline today.

Also in the ęrst ‹atch of eam ieria team to leave for the Games is Mary Onyaliǰ former African record holder in the sprint and twice Olympic medalist who is Special Adviser to the Minister of Sport.

Listed for the team is the medical crew to handle the health maĴers of eam ieria athletes. hey inclždeDz r. Samžel O‹ondeminžǰ Messrs O”oh osephǰ A‹džlsalam Shžai‹ž and ”žndayo Ožn”žnle.

arlier on Mondayǰ an advance team of the Ministry of ožth and Sports evelopment departed for o”yo via the Mžrtala Mohammed nternation­al Airport in Laos.

Accordin to the itinerary of ieriaȂs trip to the Gamesǰ the second ‹atch is schedžled to depart for okyo on žly ŗř.

ieria will ‹e competin in nine sports at the reschedžled okyo Olympics which ržns from žly Řřrd to Ažžst Şth while the aralympian­s will ‹e competin in fožr sports startin from Ažžst ŘŚth to Septem‹er śth ŘŖŘŗ.

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