Federation celebrates international judo week

[Mirror]

The Nigeria Judo Federation has joined the international community in celebrating the international Judo week. Chairman of NJF finance committee Alhaji Danusa S u l e i m a n and Athletes representative on the board, Segun Gbayi were on hand to flag off the celebration at the (Row Park), Yaba. Suleiman admonished the Judokas to be proud of their profession and be disciplined at all time.

He promised that the present board will motivate and mobilize judo stars and their coaches towards winning laurels locally and internationally. Meanwhile, Gbayi has once again appealed to the National Sport Commission to reinstate Judo in the forthcoming National Youth Sport festival holding in December even as he congratulated the athletes for a successful celebration of this year's International Judo week.

Gbayi, a former Judo star said the celebration is featuring seminars and demonstrations in different parts of the country while adding that reinstatement of Judo in the NYSF is bound to boost the game in the country.