DAWN GAMES: Lagos State Gymnasts Will Start Attending International Competitions, Says Adebamke Oloko.

Following the scintillating performance of Lagos State Gymnasts in the ongoing DAWN Games, the Chairman, Lagos State Gymnastic Association, Adebamke Oloko, says the association will reward its gymnasts by giving them scholarship awards and vouchers to enable them to purchase sport equipment.

An elated Oloko, whose gymnasts top the Gymnastic medals table with a total of 17 medals of Eight Gold, Six Silver and Three Bronze medals in the event which was concluded on Tuesday at the  Mobolaji Johnson Sportshall, Rowe Park, Yaba, said the gesture would gear the athletes to work harder in a bid to record an excellent performance in subsequent competitions, stressing that that they must not relent in their efforts to make the state proud in any organised national championship.

"I thanked Governor  Babatunde Raji Fashola and Wahid Enitan Oshodi, Commissioner for Sports, for the provision of a world class equipment.The current equipment is a world class standard and the association had used it to its advantage.Our athletes have cultivated the use of the equipment and they have mastered it to their advantage".We want to start attending international competitions so as to have a view of what is expected in the world of Gymnastic.

While thanking Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola as well as the Commisioner for Sports,Wahid Enitan Oshodi, for making available world class gymnastic facilities, said plans were in top gear to feature Lagos State gymnasts in international competitions so as to expose them and also prepare them ahead of the future.

She said the overwhelming victory was a raw demonstration of skills, passion and healthy competition ahead of the National Youth Games and the National School Sports Festival in Makurdi, Benue State, adding that the association have a potent and effective"Catch Them Young Programme" for kids between ages four and six and also for other class f junior gymnasts.


"The LSGA is canvassing for a gymnasium at a permanent site to help display our equipment since Gymnasium is a peculiar sport, hence the reason why the  association want to attract a lot of people.We have a developmental programmes like "Catch Them Young".

She explained that the association's priority was to have a Gymnasium which would have a world class facilities to regenerate the standard of the sport in Nigeria and also to create another avenue for the athletes to brace up for the challenges of becoming one of the best gymnasts in the world.

"With a Gymnasium in place, the association can catch the athletes young and build their interest and skills.We want to motivate and encourage them to perform better"