A member of Nigeria’s wheelchair desk tennis staff on the 1st West Africa Para-Video games in Abeokuta, Adewale Oluwadamilare, has known as on the nation’s sports activities authorities to organise one thing comparable within the nation.
Oluwadamilare advised Sports247 in an unique chat that the maiden competitors in The Rock Metropolis caused many concepts and experiences that should not be allowed to fade away with the passing of time.
He stated it that it was great being a part of a brand new environment at residence in Nigeria, just like what he skilled throughout competitions he has attended in a number of nations abroad.
Oluwadamilare disclosed, “I’ve performed on the US Open, Switzerland Open, London Paralympics, Turkey Cup, and lots of others.
“That is the primary time they’re internet hosting the West African Para-Video games, and as time goes on, they’ll make it higher. As soon as they proceed staging this competitors, they’ll use it for world {qualifications}.”
He concluded with a direct message to high photographs within the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC) to place collectively one thing comparable for para-athletes from all throughout Nigeria to compete in a number of occasions amongst themselves.
“The NSC ought to come out to advertise extra occasions in para-games. This might encourage extra athletes to return in from outdoors, and extra folks can take part.
“That manner, we’ll be shifting Nigeria to a excessive degree by way of particular sports activities competitions for the nation’s bodily challenged athletes,” Oluwadamilare posited
