FG Dangles $3,000 Reward for Gold as Team Nigeria Set to Depart for Youth Olympics in Dakar.
Speaking at the send forth ceremony for the team in Abuja yesterday, the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon.
Bukola Olopade, announced the incentives for the Dakar-bound athletes.
According to the NSC DG, any Nigerian athlete who also wins a silver medal will receive $2,500, while bronze medallist will earn $2,000.
Beyond the financial incentives, Olopade charged the young athletes to represent Nigeria with pride, discipline and patriotism at the historic competition, which will be the first Olympic event hosted on African soil. He described the opportunity to compete in Dakar as an important milestone in the athletes’ careers, urging them to maximise the experience as they begins their journeys toward senior international competitions, including the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Olopade said he believes in the athletes going to represent Nigeria at the Youth Olympiad. The Youth Olympics in Dakar is very historic, and you are making history by being part of the first Olympic Games to be held in Africa.
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