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Minister calls for ”catch them young” campaign to develop gymnastics

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has called for early discovery and grooming of gymnast to fast track the development of the sport in Nigeria.

The minister made the call when he received Gymnasts of TIG Gymnastic Club with their coach and parents in his office on Wednesday.

He stressed the advantages of starting early for the young gymnasts who would be between the ages of three and 12, for them to represent the country at major international tournaments.

Dare said he was fascinated by the skills and discipline they displayed the first time he watched them train at the Moshood Abiola National stadium, Abuja.

“When you see kids at this tender age do this, they flourish because they are disciplined from age three, four, five and when you see these kids, beyond sports, you know that there is hope for this country.

“Sports brings discipline and confidence and it is going to grow with them as they grow,” he added.

The minister thanked the parents for devoting their time and resources into the development of the young gymnasts.

“Beyond what it will do for them in terms of their development, both mental and physical, these ones are the future of this country because they will represent Nigeria not just at this level but up to the Olympic level. You are catching them young,” he said.

Dare commended their coach, Tony Asuquo for working in tandem with one of the major focus of the Ministry in the area of Grassroots Sports development.

“For every sport, be it football, table tennis, etc., unless you start at this level, working with these talents, developing them and taking them to trials and competitions, you cannot have what you need,” he said.

He also harped on the need for sports and education to go hand in hand and promised to ensure that some of the gymnasts benefit from the ministry’s scholarship programme

Earlier, Asuquo thanked the minister for his support while pledging to take Nigeria Gymnastics to the next level with the kids. (NAN)

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