Sports 2014 Commonwealth Games: Nigeria to participate in only seven sports

Nigeria Olympic Committee Secretary-General Tunde Popoola has said that Team Nigeria will participate in seven different sports at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland taking place from July 23 to August 3.

Popoola explained that Nigeria will feature in the following sports; athletics, table tennis, wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, shooting and all the sports for the physically challenged (para-sports).

"We are participating only in sports that we believe we have medal winning prospects," Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)

"We are going with the precise number of athletes that would be competing in the Games and no room for jamboree.

"We are assuring Nigerians that we are not going into the Games not for jamboree but to win medal,’’ he said.

The Secretary-General hinted that this year's Games will be a spectacular one because preparations have been on going to ensure that the country puts up an outstanding performance.

"The National Sports Commission and the NOC are in a synergy to ensure that both parties achieve a common goal.

"There is maximum cooperation between the two parties, finance is better managed and channelled to the right places,’’ he said.

Nigeria was ninth at the last Games in New Delhi, India in 2010 with 11 gold, eight silver and 14 bronze medals.

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