Ahead of the forthcoming National Youth Games and National Sports Festival in Asaba and Abeokuta respectively the Kwara State Sports Commission, (KSC), Monday held a one day workshop and seminar for coaches and secretaries of the commission on curbing doping among athletes in the state.

The commission said that the conference among coaches and secretaries of the sports body is aimed at enlightening the Commission's officials who are directly in charge of the athletes as the National Youth Games draws closer.

According to the director of Sports, Mallam Ibrahim Bako, the key personnel's in the commission are urged to take maximum advantage of the seminar.

A sports and anti doping expert, Mr Femi Ayorinde, was the resource person at the seminar/workshop .

Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, recently lifted the ban it recently placed on the state for harbouring an athletic coach who was suspended for doping.