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NOC Raises Concerns On Paris 2024 Olympics

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has appealed to the Minister of Sports Development Senator John Enoh and stakeholders to join forces to ensure Nigeria athletes realize their dreams at Paris Olympic Games and other major international competitions.

NOC President, Eng. Habu Gumel, renewed the call that there is need to test-run their readiness for the 2024 Olympic Games by using the African Games for both qualification and awareness-creation.

A statement by Public Relations Officer of NOC Tony Nezianya, said that after several postponements, the 13th African Games will be hosted by Ghana from March 8 to March 23, 2024, in Accra.

According to him, even though the Minister has called for collaboration with the private sector, it must be noted that this is a sector that is facing fluctuating fortunes in sourcing the scarce foreign exchange to stabilize their businesses.

Gumel, noted with regret that some of Nigeria’s talented athletes and teams are missing out because they failed to take part in mandatory qualification events leading to the Olympic Games.

“Right now, the qualification system for both individual and team sports for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is ongoing and as far as the Olympic Games are concerned, a critical take-off point is the qualification tournaments.

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The NOC helmsman therefore appealed to the Minister of Sports to ensure Nigeria would take part in the African Games as well as other qualifying tournaments to improve the chances of the country’s strong presence at the Olympics.

Gumel, however, said that he was certain all parties are committed to the success of the nation and are determined to surpass the 1996 record.

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