NYG: Onyedum Says Team Anambra Will Maintain Focus Despite Shift In Date
Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra State Sports Development Commission has said coaches and athletes of the state team will sustain preparations ahead of the 2023 National Youth Game (NYG) coming up in Asaba.
Onyedum said this in Awka following the shift in the date of the Games from initially Sept. 7 to Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 to Sept. 30.
The chairman who commended the team for their intense training since camp opened about two weeks ago noted that the postponement was coming with huge financial burden on the statem
He urged the athletes and coaches to sustain discipline in the areas of training and dieting in order to maintain fitness and be in shape for exploits when the games eventually begin.
“Two weeks is a long time at least for a team that is just trying to round off camping and about to depart, but we will not be distracted.
“We are going to maintain focus, we will ensure that our coaches and athletes remain in top shape because we are going to Asaba to make a statement,” he said.
Onyedum said the bulk of the athletes were those discovered at the just concluded Anambra School Sports Festival.
He said the NYG is a development programme noting that the emphasis was not on medal haul but on providing a platform for future national and international sports stars.
“We are going to win medals like every other state but you can be rest assured that we are coming with promising stars most of who were discovered at the school sports festival we held in June this year,” he said.
Anambra would take part in 18 sports including Athletics, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Chess, Cricket, Gymnastics, Judo, Karate, Rugby, Scrabble, Swimming, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Wushu Kung-Fu.
