Nigeria’s gymnastics contingent has obtained an enormous alternative that ought to see them practice in Turkey forward of subsequent 12 months’s Africa Games in Egypt in addition to in direction of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.
Sports247 reviews that this revelation was supplied by the president of Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria (GFN), Prince Kelvin Erhunwunse, whereas serving particulars of an settlement he reached with Turkey’s corresponding governing physique.
Erhunwunse additionally revealed packages for coaching of coaches, upgrading judges and internet hosting different African international locations amongst many alternatives Nigeria will get from a loaded memorandum of understanding the GFN signed with Turkey’s gymnastics federation, with further advantages.
The GFN president added that the advantages are coming to Nigeria after his profitable participation on the Gymnastics World Congress in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, the place he additionally spoke in his place as second vice-president of the Union of African Gymnastics (UAG) Zone 2.
He added that Turkey may even help Nigeria with tools and improvement of a coaching centre that may profit different African international locations, whereas offering recent alternatives for Nigerian coaches and judges to enhance their technical information.
Erhunwunse disclosed: “I used to be in Istanbul to signal a take care of the Turkish Gymnastics Federation. The deal is all about serving to Nigeria with tools. We additionally mentioned constructing a centre the place some African international locations can come and camp.
“The fundamental deal was the supply to coach our coaches in all disciplines and a choose together with them. This will assist us enhance the technical commonplace of gymnastics in Nigeria.
“Turkey has granted us permission to prepare our athletes for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and the 2027 African Games in Egypt, where they will have the opportunity to train and compete with champions.”
GFN’s media director, Date Kuti added in a press launch that Erhunwunse additionally used his presence on the World Congress in Thailand to succeed in agreements with officers from China, Japan and Azerbaijan concerning tenting alternatives for Nigerian gymnasts.
Erhunwunse concluded, “I used to be in a position to set up full agreements with China, Japan and Azerbaijan to grant us the chance to deliver our junior and senior athletes for tenting for six months.
“What we need to do is provide funds for the athletes, while they will take care of the hotel accommodation and feeding. This is a big opportunity for us to expose our athletes to high-level training and competition.”
