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Athletes set for C’Games

     

Athletes set for C’Games

  • OLUBODE OLUSESAN

The sports ministry  on Monday   said the first batch of the athletes for  the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games  would depart the country for Brisbane in Australia on March 23 ahead of the competition which starts on April 4.
The General Team Manager Tayo Oreweme said an advance party and the ministry would leave on Sunday.
“Federations whose athletes are competing at the Games will round off their pre-games training and proceed to Brisbane on March 23,”Oreweme was quoted  as saying in a statement by Nneka Anibeze, media aide to sports minister Solomon Dalung.
“This is however with the exception of athletics whose 25 home-based athletes and  five coaches are expected to arrive (in Australia)  on March 25, as well as the wrestling team who will arrive at the Games Village on April 2.
“The Games Village officially opens on March 25, while team officials will be allowed to check their athletes’ rooms five days earlier.’’
Nigeria will participate in athletics, wrestling, basketball, gymnastics, boxing, table tennis, weightlifting, para powerlifting, para table tennis and para athletics at the Games.

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