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Medals
By Dorcas Jonah
Abuja, Sept. 21, 2016 (NAN) Dilichukwu Onyedimma, FCT’s Acting Director of Sports, on Wednesday said she was optimistic that Team FCT would win at least five medals at the 2016 National Youth Games (NYG).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Games is scheduled to hold in Ilorin, Kwara from Thursday to Sept. 30.
Onyedimma told NAN in Abuja that the FCT contingent has the capacity to win five medals from the eight sports it would be participating in.
She said the Games would be an opportunity for the FCT to expose its young athletes and build them for future engagements.
“Our target for the Games is to expose our youths, test their abilities and talent.
“We have the abilities to win medals in all the eight sports we are participating in, but probably we will win in five of the eight,’’ the Acting Director of Sports said.
NAN reports that Team FCT is participating in tennis, badminton, taekwondo, athletics, wrestling, chess, karate and cricket.
Onyedimma said the FCT contingent to the Games would depart Abuja on Thursday with 80 members, consisting of 50 athletes and 30 officials.
She commended the FCT Minister Muhammad Bello and the FCTA Permanent Secretary for ensuring the participation of the team.
NAN reports that the second edition of the Games will be declared opened by the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Friday.(NAN)
(Edited by Adeboye Ajayi and Controlled by Olawale Alabi)