The
2019 edition of the Olympic day celebration organized by the Nigeria
Olympic Committee in collaboration with the Nigeria Sport For All
Commission witnessed a large turnout as participants from all works of
life joined exercise and mark the day.
The day
featured sporting events such as marathon, jogging and aerobics,
demonstration by the skipping rope federation and, Tug of war to
commemorate the day.
The Olympic day witnessed the participation by people of all ages and groups, and certificates were issued to participants.
Secretary
of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Olabanji Oladapo described the
day as a success and he is excited to see the level of participation
which indicates that sport is a unifying tool for people from every
tribe and religion. "in terms of participation we had increase this
year, next year will be bigger as we are just using this year to measure
the level of interest. We are organizing this event to promote unity,
to let people know that sports doesn't discriminate" Oladapo said.
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