Non Contact Sporting Activities Resume In Lagos

In line with the recently approved established protocol for Sporting activities by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Nigeria where Non -Contact sports were sanctioned to resume across the country, Lagos State as the sporting hub in the country has swung into action immediately after the pronouncement through Lagos State Sports Commission.

Sporting activities for Racket Sports such as Badminton, Table Tennis, Tennis as well as Track and Field event have commenced at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere and the Rowe Park Sports Center, Yaba strictly in line with COVID-19 protocol for sporting activities.

As a responsible government and in order to make sure that the protocol for sporting activities are not violated, the Management of the Lagos State Sports Commission immediately swung into action by setting up an Implementation and Monitoring Committee after the pronouncement by the federal authority in charge of sorts in Nigeria, the Federal Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare.

The Committee’s major assignment is to bring back to action the sports which fall under the non contact sports as approved by the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development and to on a daily basis, monitor their training and activities to ensure non violation of the set down rules for the COVID-19 sporting activities.

Speaking during the monitoring of the training activities of Badminton Players at the Molade Okoya -Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, the Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar disclosed that, Lagos State being the Sporting hub in Nigeria is fully prepared and ever ready, so the announcement by the Federal Government that sporting events for non contact should commence did not catch us unawares l. “We at the Lagos State Sports Commission, like Soldiers are ready “. He said.

He said further that Lagos State Sports Commission not withstanding the stop in sporting activities as a result of the COVID -19 Pandemic has lined up many sporting activities and events in anticipation of when the pandemic will ease off later this year or next year.