Nigeria Will Make Nation Proud At Paralympics, Says PCN
Following the disappointing performance of the Nigerian Olympic team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the nation’s hopes now turn to the upcoming Paralympic Games with the Secretary General of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Suleiman Isah, assuring that the nation will deliver at the Games in Paris, France.
The Paralympic Games, a global sporting event for athletes with disabilities, offer a platform for athletes to showcase their extraordinary talents and determination. Nigeria has a rich history of success in the Paralympics and the current team is eager to continue this tradition.
Isah in Paris on Wednesday said that the 35 members of Team Nigeria who had been in camp in Germany will arrive Paris on Thursday.
“The Team Nigeria contingent for the 2024 Paris Games have been in Germany for two weeks preparing for the games,” Isah said.
“The team consists of 23 athletes, seven coaches and five medical personnel. They will move in straight to the Games Village on Thursday (tomorrow), the games village was opened today.”
The Paralympics is scheduled to hold between August 28th – 8th September. Nigeria will be participating in four sports: para badminton, para powerlifting, para athletics and para table tennis.
The secretary general of PCN said that the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, promised to reward the athletes with cash.
“We are ready, Team Nigeria is ready to make the nation proud in Paris. There is no injury nor crisis in camp, so we are good to go,” the Sports Minister said.
The Sports Minister has assured monetary rewards to the athletes that excel at the games. He promised every gold medal ($15,000), silver medal ($10,000), and bronze ($5,000). He said this will serves as motivation for the athletes as they expect all the athletes to do well at the games.
He, however, called on all Nigerians to support the team.
“We appeal to all Nigerians home and abroad to continue to support us with prayers, we promise we will not let the county down,” Isah said.
