Nigeria celebrates arrival of Olympics Torch in London
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Engr Ndanusa pointed out that “we have a team that can deliver and we are going to deliver.”
While refusing to state how many medals target the NOC was aiming at, Ndanusa maintained that “Nigeria is going to compete rather than participate.”
He said the NOC was confident of achieving results as the country’s athletes have been training with the best facilities all over the world.
Engr Ndanusa said Nigeria was glad to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch with the United Kingdom.
Speaking at the occasion, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Giles Lever says ‘Peace’ was the key word in the celebration.
“The Olympic Torch has a long symbolic and very important history representing Peace among all the countries in the world that is represented in the Olympic Games.”
He noted that it represents power to overcome divisions in different communities, different countries, different religions and to bond all of them together in celebration of a honest completion.”
He promised that the Olympic games was going to be a “fantastic” one, which will help show the great sides of Great Britain in Sports, Culture, innovations as well as in Science and Technology.
Mr. Lever said the British Government over the years, has been involved in projects in Nigeria that will help imbibe the spirit of peace and togetherness among Nigerian youths.
The Torch is a symbol of peace and an embodiment of the Olympic Truce, which promotes the ideals of peace and conflict resolution and the premise that individuals, not countries, compete against each other in sports, in peaceful competition without the burden of politics, religion or racism.
The NOC presented the replica of the Olympic Torch to the British High Commission.
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Nigeria celebrates arrival of Olympics Torch in London
Category: Sports Written by Joshua Odeyemi Hits: 458
The National Sports Commission and the National Olympic Committee (NOC) yesterday joined millions of people across the globe to celebrate the arrival of the 2012 Olympics Torch in London, the host city. The National Olympics Committee through the president Engineer Sani Ndanusa also used the occasion to promise Nigerians “Medals” at the oncoming London Olympics.Engr Ndanusa pointed out that “we have a team that can deliver and we are going to deliver.”
While refusing to state how many medals target the NOC was aiming at, Ndanusa maintained that “Nigeria is going to compete rather than participate.”
He said the NOC was confident of achieving results as the country’s athletes have been training with the best facilities all over the world.
Engr Ndanusa said Nigeria was glad to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch with the United Kingdom.
Speaking at the occasion, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Giles Lever says ‘Peace’ was the key word in the celebration.
“The Olympic Torch has a long symbolic and very important history representing Peace among all the countries in the world that is represented in the Olympic Games.”
He noted that it represents power to overcome divisions in different communities, different countries, different religions and to bond all of them together in celebration of a honest completion.”
He promised that the Olympic games was going to be a “fantastic” one, which will help show the great sides of Great Britain in Sports, Culture, innovations as well as in Science and Technology.
Mr. Lever said the British Government over the years, has been involved in projects in Nigeria that will help imbibe the spirit of peace and togetherness among Nigerian youths.
The Torch is a symbol of peace and an embodiment of the Olympic Truce, which promotes the ideals of peace and conflict resolution and the premise that individuals, not countries, compete against each other in sports, in peaceful competition without the burden of politics, religion or racism.
The NOC presented the replica of the Olympic Torch to the British High Commission.