Tuesday, 12 November 2013

A’Ibom Track and Field Association set to re-position athletics

The Akwa Ibom State  Track and Field Association is set to reposition athletics in the state to new heights of excellence.

 At the inaugural meeting of the association held in Uyo on Monday, the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Track and Field   Association, Mr. Nsentip Akpabio emphasized the need to re-position track and field which had over the years been pushed to the rear in sports development.Mr Nsentip Akpabio  called on prominent  individuals, multi-national organizations to partner in developing  athletics  as it had provide world  champions like Nigeria’s Blessing  Okagbare currently  ranked  fourth in the world in the 100metres  women.

He charged the Akwa Ibom State Track and Field Association members to work as a team even as he promised to donate a new  bus for the association before the end of the month to ease the transportation  challenges of the state  athletes  and a donation  of  N1million for the camping  exercise  of the state contingent   for the forthcoming   National  Youth Games scheduled  for Abuja from the 5th of  December, 2013.

Mr. Nsentip Akpabio  stated that the association  would  sustain  grassroot  development  in Track and  Field  through regular competition among schools and commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief  (Dr)  Godswill Obot  Akpabio  for the on-going construction of  the Olympic  size stadium  which  when completed  would sustain  the set standards of excellence in track and field  and sports generally.

Mr Nsentip Akpabio  called on prominent  individuals, multi-national organizations to partner in developing  athletics  as it had provide world  champions like Nigeria Blessing  Okagbare currently  ranked  fourth in the world in the 100metres  women.

He charged the Akwa Ibom State Track and Field Association members to work as a team even as he promised to donate a new  bus for the association    before the end of the month to ease the transportation  challenges of the state  athletes  and a donation  of  N1million for the camping  exercise  of the state contingent   for the forthcoming   National  Youth Games scheduled  for Abuja from the 5th of  December, 2013.

 Mr. Nsentip Akpabio  stated that the association  would  sustain  grassroot  development  in Track and  Field  through regular competition among schools and commended the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief  (Dr)  Godswill Obot  Akpabio  for the on-going construction of  the   Olympic  size stadium  which  when completed  would sustain  the set standards of excellence in track and field  and sports generally.

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