Association chairmen laud Ibile Games

THE ongoing Lagos State Secondary Schools Sports Festival tagged Ibile Games 2015, has been extolled by the sports associations in Lagos State.

  Some of the chairmen, who spoke at venues where their sports are taking place, applauded Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola for ensuring that the Ibile Games, which hitherto had been an open tournament for athletes from local government areas in the state, now strictly for secondary schools based students.

  “This is a good development for schools sports in Lagos State. It is good that we are now having a competition which will involve only athletes from our secondary schools. The target of sports associations in this kind of games will be to focus on catching them young,” said Alhaji Nasiru Mohammed, chairman, Lagos State Fives Association, who said the ongoing championship has added value to his sport.

  To the chairman of Lagos State Volleyball Association, Mr. Martins Owolabi, his association has been able to discover thorough breed young athletes who still have ages on their sides, adding that  after Ibile Games has ended, the volleyball association would further organise constant tournaments which will run throughout the year to keep the athletes busy.

  Mr. Babs Ogunade, chairman of Lagos State Basketball Association noted that Ibile Games is a good age grade competition that would afford the association the opportunity not only to catch these athletes young, but keep track on their  ages for proper monitoring.

  Meanwhile, sports such as Table Tennis, Deaf Table Tennis, Fives, Swimming, Athletics, Volleyball, Boxing and Squash will be having their finals at their respective venues Thursday.