By Oghenetejiri Nyerhovwo
The President of National Aquatic Federation, Chief Chinoye Aliyu has said that the facilities in Delta state being host of the National Sports Festival will serve as performance centre for future aquatic athletes which will be used to train and retrain them internationally.
The president disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Asaba when she expressed satisfaction at the standard of the swimming pool and the ongoing event for the swimming athletes. She noted that swimmers will continue to utilize the complex immediately after the programme for other events.
She added that the complex will also serve for annual swimming competitions that will involve all swimming federation, military and paramilitary.
She maintained that the President of School Sports will organize a swimming competition to select Nigerian children that are going to represent Nigeria in June adding that they will camp in Delta state for them to be trained.
On drug, she noted that the international body is monitoring the swimmers, especially on their nutrition.
Chief Aliu commended Delta State Government for creating a wonderful complex for swimmers that have equally broken national records.
