Final of the under-17 Judo Slam Championship, which commenced on Monday will hold tomorrow at the Indoor Sports Hall of Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba.

The championship, organised by the Lagos State Judo Association in conjunction with the Lagos State Sports Commission, was for Education District IV and Education District II.

A target audience of 400 students (male and female) from 40 schools is participating in the three-day competition.According to the organisers, the event became necessary in order to discover new judokas and who will be nurtured towards representing the state in future competitions and also to replace the dwindling pool of aged athletes.
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Secretary of the Association, Mojisola Aluko, said the objective of the programme was to enhance grassroots sports development through discovery and grooming of talented students.

She said this became compulsory in consonance with the state government’s sports mandate of making Lagos a sports hub in Africa.Aluko added that the Under-17 Judo Slam Championship would serve as an avenue for the Association to keep a tab on the strength, level of preparedness and scout for prospects to replenish the pool of athletes in judo from both the public and private primary, junior and secondary schools.
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