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⢠Porbeni calls for more popular support for water sports
Second Lieutenant Mudassir Gulmah Adamu won the FOC West Boat Race held at Navy Town Sailing Club Ojo, Lagos.
The one-day championship, held to raise awareness of water sports in Nigeria and also to discover grassroots talent, saw participants, men, women and children, compete in different categories of the sport.
Speaking on his victory, Adamu said his aim is to represent Nigeria at major international championships in the future, while thanking the organizers for their efforts to revamp water sports in Nigeria.
Also speaking at the event, the President of the Nigerian Rowing, Canoeing and Sailing Federation Rear Admiral Festus Porbeni (Rtd) called on more private sector actors and other Nigerians to join in the development of water sports.
âCatching them young in water sports is very important. There is a need to raise awareness of sailing and canoeing, as this can take young people with negative waves away from the streets, âhe said.
Earlier, Rear Admiral Habila Zakaria, who represented the general officer commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral BJ Gbassa, congratulated the Navy Sailing Club for promoting water sports in Nigeria.
He pledged that the Nigerian Navy will not stop supporting water sports in the country.
Navy Sailing Club Commodore Tunde Giwa Daramola said the club’s goal was to continue to develop talented athletes to represent Nigeria in international engagements, adding that over the years the club had achieved successes. commendable results in its water sports training programs.
âTeaching children and youth to swim in open water helps build the body. We urge more legal entities and well-meaning Nigerians to help fund the Navy Sailing Club to improve. Water sports are dying in Nigeria and we need to get them back on track, âhe said
Among the dignitaries present at the event was FIBA ââZone 3 President Colonel Sam Ahmedu (Rtd), who donated the overall winner’s trophy to the club as a sign of support for the development of sport in Nigeria.
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