Kwara State Schools Championships Uncover Talented Amputee Athletes

Date: 2024-07-09

According to a news report from Punch, the 2023 Kwara State Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships have started yielding promising results, with the discovery of two talented amputee athletes in the Lafiagi Centre, Edu Local Government Area.

The two athletes, Omar Saidu, an SS1 student at Lafiagi Secondary School, and Mohammed Alhaji Issa of UBE Centre School Lafiagi, are set to represent the state in the National Youth Games and the Sports Festival.

Saidu excelled on the track, winning the 200m and placing fourth in the 800m events, while Issa demonstrated remarkable skill in the javelin event.

The Lafiagi Centre was part of the Kwara North Zone of the State Schools Sports, which concluded on Friday.

The event was characterised with thrills and pulsating moments, giving the pocket spectators at the centre something to cheer about.

The executive chairman of the Kwara Sports Commission (KWSC), Coach Bola Mogaji, said that the aim of the event, which is to take sports to the grassroots in the state, has been fulfilled with the discovery of new talents.

“The mission of the Kwara State Sports Commission of taking sports, particularly athletics, to the grassroots to discover hidden talents is yielding positive results,” Mogaji said.

On the discovery of the two amputees, Mogaji said, “These two athletes really showed tremendous ability as potential feature champions for the state and the country”.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Jimoh Akani     Okoolowo     Mubarak Oladosu     MINILS     Charles Ibitoye     Balogun Gambari     Valsolar Consortium     Idofin     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Lawal Jimoh     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Wahab Egbewole     A.O. Belgore     Ahmed \'Lateef     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Femi Oladiji     Jumoke Gafar     KFA     Ben Duntoye     Shuaib Jawondo     Fareedah Dankaka     Iponrin     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Ajikobi     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Senate Presidency     LEAH Charity Foundation     David Adesina     Akeem Lawal     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Okasanmi Ajayi     Olaoye B. Felix     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Kwara State Governor     Abubakar Suleiman     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Yeketi     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Kamoru Kadiri     Niyi Osundare     Lafiagi     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Farouk Salim     Oko Erin     Sadiq Buhari     Omu Aran     Oke-Ode     Rasaq Jimoh     Kemi Adeosun     Elewu     Wahab Abayawo     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Olushola Saraki     Hassan A. Saliu     Peculiar Allowance     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Bayo Onimago     Kwara 2015     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Usman Rifun     Mope Dasuki Belgore     IYA YUSUF     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Marafan Shonga     David Oyedepo     Kolo     Kwara University Of Education     Cassava Growers\' Association     Ilofa     Suleiman Ajadi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saraki     GANZY     Lukman Adeloyin     Yetunde Balogun     NNPP     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Tope Daramola     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Olatomiwa Williams     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Kishira     Monthly Sanitation     Mamman Saba Jibril     Busari Alabi Alausa     Age AbdulKareem     Ramat Oganija     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Ibrahim Jawondo     Seun Bolaji     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     TESCOM 2025     Oyelere Oyinloye     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Okin High School     Emir Of Yashikira     Centre For Digital Economy     Durosinlohun Atiku     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Arik     Christopher Odetunde     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Kazeem Adekanye     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Razak Atunwa     Shade Omoniyi     Mufutau Olatinwo     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Makama     Yahaya Muhammad     Nurudeen Mohammed     AbdulHamid Adi     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Omu Aran     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Ganiyu Taofiq     Radio SBS     Allocation     Universal Basic Education Commission     Ahmad Ali     Tunji Arosanyin     Maigida     Kwara Pdp     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Olayinka Are     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Isiaka Oniwa     Durbar Festival     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     GGDSS Pakata     Innocent Okoye     CACOVID     Jamiu Oyawoye     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Usman Rifun     Bamidele Aluko     Shero     SAPZ Project     QuickWin     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     NIRSAL