Chinoye Aliyu
* Says facility will be used for training of international athletes
By Jon Egie
The President of National Aquatic Federation, Chief Chinoye Aliyu has expressed satisfaction with the standard of the swimming pool provided by host of the ongoing national sports festival, Delta State.
During a media interaction in Asaba, she said the facility will be used for training and retraining of swimming athletes for international competition
“The facility will serve as performance centre for future aquatic athletes, which will be used to train and retrain them internationally.” She said and added that swimmers will continue to utilize the complex immediately after the programme for other events such as annual swimming competition that will involve all swimming federation, military and paramilitary.
She maintained that the president of school sports will organize a swimming competition to select Nigerians children that are going to represent Nigeria in June, and they will camp in Delta state for them to be trained.
