The Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports activities Improvement, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye, has praised the profitable debut of armwrestling on the ongoing fifteenth Biennial Police Video games (BIPOGA), describing it as a significant enhance for grassroots and non-traditional sports activities growth in Nigeria.
Armwrestling made its first-ever look on the Police Video games, with a complete of 84 medals contested and received, marking a major milestone for the game inside Nigeria’s safety and sporting ecosystem. The armwrestling occasions concluded on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, after days of intense however well-organised competitors.
The fifteenth version of BIPOGA formally kicked off on Saturday, February 14, 2026, on the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, and can run till February 21, 2026, that includes varied sporting disciplines involving personnel of the Nigeria Police Drive.
Reacting to the success of the armwrestling occasion, the Chairman of LOC when Nigeria hosted Africa in Armwrestling Championship, Abuja 2025 applauded the management of CSP Danladi Abubakar, Chairman of the Nigeria Police Armwrestling Affiliation, for driving the inclusion of the game and guaranteeing a easy and aggressive outing.
“The profitable debut of armwrestling on the Police Video games is a transparent instance of how grassroots and rising sports activities can thrive when given construction, alternative and institutional help. Profitable 84 medals speaks to the depth of expertise already current inside the system,” Adeboye stated.
He additionally counseled the President of the Nigeria Armwrestling Federation, Engr. Samuel Jackson, for his federation’s technical help and dedication to increasing the game nationwide.
Based on the SSA, the inclusion of armwrestling aligns with the Federal Authorities’s broader goal of widening Nigeria’s sports activities base past standard disciplines, creating extra avenues for youth engagement, expertise discovery and profession pathways in sports activities.
“Sports activities growth should be inclusive. After we open doorways to sports activities like armwrestling, we unlock new alternatives for self-discipline, health, competitors and nationwide pleasure,” he added.
Adeboye additional described the armwrestling outing at BIPOGA as “extremely profitable,” noting that it has set a powerful basis for the game’s continued participation in future editions of the Police Video games and different nationwide competitions.
Because the Police Video games progress towards their conclusion, the SSA reiterated that such platforms stay essential to strengthening grassroots sports activities constructions and constructing a more healthy, extra engaged sporting tradition throughout Nigeria.
