Kwara State Schools Championships Uncover Talented Amputee Athletes
According to a news report from Punch, the 2023 Kwara State Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships have started yielding promising results, with the discovery of two talented amputee athletes in the Lafiagi Centre, Edu Local Government Area.
The two athletes, Omar Saidu, an SS1 student at Lafiagi Secondary School, and Mohammed Alhaji Issa of UBE Centre School Lafiagi, are set to represent the state in the National Youth Games and the Sports Festival.
Saidu excelled on the track, winning the 200m and placing fourth in the 800m events, while Issa demonstrated remarkable skill in the javelin event.
The Lafiagi Centre was part of the Kwara North Zone of the State Schools Sports, which concluded on Friday.
The event was characterised with thrills and pulsating moments, giving the pocket spectators at the centre something to cheer about.
The executive chairman of the Kwara Sports Commission (KWSC), Coach Bola Mogaji, said that the aim of the event, which is to take sports to the grassroots in the state, has been fulfilled with the discovery of new talents.
“The mission of the Kwara State Sports Commission of taking sports, particularly athletics, to the grassroots to discover hidden talents is yielding positive results,” Mogaji said.
On the discovery of the two amputees, Mogaji said, “These two athletes really showed tremendous ability as potential feature champions for the state and the country”.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd MalHub Buari Edun Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Tunde Oyawoye AbdulGaniyu Kareem Centre For Digital Economy Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Ahmed Idris Mohammed Hassan A. Saliu Idris Garuba Olaiya Zuberu Bolaji Nagode Amos Bajeh Shola Odetundun Playing Host Hassanat Bello Alikinla Ilofa MMWG Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Garuba Alikinla Shittu Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke Charles Ibitoye Yusuf Abdulraheem Folorunsho Erubu Sulaiman Gado National Union Of Road Transport Workers Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Gani Saadu AGILE Programme NIPOGA Sadiq Umar Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Michael Ologundea Bashir Adigun Alaro Yekini Adio A.O. Belgore Curfew Issa Manzuma Kwara State Polytechnic John Obuh Ojo Fadumila John Mayokun Dada Ajeigbe Sunday Otokiti Muhammad Yahya Kawu Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa Senate President Code Of Conduct Raji AbdulRasaq Ahmed Dankaya UNILORIN Alumni Gurei IHS Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory Agbarigidoma Fatimah Abdulkadir Ahmed Alhasssan Mubarak Oladosu Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Ronke Adeyemi Isiaq Khadeejah Sobi Chief Of Staff Fulani Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu Bursary Abdulbaqi Jimoh Yakubu Danladi Old Oyo Funmi Salau Trade Lenda SME Fair

