MOC Hoists Flags For DAWN Games

The Main Organising Committee, M.O.C, of  the South-West Secondary Schools Games tagged DAWN Games has hoisted the Games flags in readiness for the Games billed to begin on Friday.

The event which was held yesterday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos was attended by the committee's chairman,Wahid Oshodi and other committee members.

  "I want to tell our brothers and sisters that from other south-west states that we are expecting them for the Games. We want to show again that we can repeat the show and the glamour of the last National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012 during the DAWN Games,” he said.


The Committee chairman, Wahid Oshodi, said the ceremony symbolised the readiness of Lagos State to stage a glamorous competition and also a way to repeat the glamour of the last National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012 at the DAWN games.

"The athletes and officials will experience the hospitality Lagos is known of at the championship. Everything from health, security and all those things that will make us put in place a glamorous competition are ready. The facilities are world class and by Friday this week, the Games will begin," Oshodi said


According to him, the athletes and officials from the South- Western  states will experience the hospitality Lagos is known of at the championship, adding that the sporting facilities in the state are world class.

 The DAWN Games, will be staged at the Agege Stadium, Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba and the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

Over 2000 athletes from six states made up of Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Ekiti and host – Lagos are expected to compete in 12 school sports events.