Paris 2024: Sports Minister Charge Team Nigeria To Podium Finish

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved every budget for Team Nigeria ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris,France.

Senator John Enoh, the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, disclosed this on Monday, July 8, at the VIP Lounge of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The ceremony marked the handing over of Team Nigeria and its contingent to the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), led by Engr. Habu Gumel.

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The Minister while addressing the athletes to ensure a podium finish in their various games, said they need not worry about funding and their welfare.

“We have no excuse whatsoever,the President has approved the entire budget for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, so it is up to us to try to reciprocate the goodwill of the President and give him reasons to continue to do more. It is not the first time he has done this.

In December, he did the same for our male and female football teams by paying backlogs of salaries. He has done the same for our contingent going to the Olympics and Paralympics.”

He also used the occassion to charge the athletes to be good ambassador of the country on and off the event venues.

“Given the effort of both the Government and the Ministry, as well as well-meaning agencies, it is important that the athletes involved in this national call of duty regard themselves as performing an ambassadorial function, as ambassadors of Nigeria. 

We expect discipline, honesty, commitment, and responsibility to perform creditably well for podium placements.

Our expectations are high, and given my interactions with our athletes, I have no doubt that these expectations will be met.” 

The Hallmark of the ceremony was the unveiling of Team Nigeria KitsTeam Nigeria Kits to and Parade of some athletes like long jumper Ese Brume,Canoeist Ayomide Bello Powei,weightlifter -Rafiat Lawal and Amon Abraham(Mens T-44 High jump.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will run from July 26 to August 11, featuring 379 events across 35 venues. Team Nigeria plans to attend with 87 of the 10,500 athletes gracing the 33rd edition.