The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has congratulated athlete Adenike Adjat Olarinoye, for her recent International appointment to the Athlete’s Commission on the Board of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA).
Olarinoye won Nigeria’s first Gold medal in the Women’s 55kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
”There’s no doubt that your appointment is a pride to you but the NOC as well and improve your personal growth generally in sports,” said NOC Secretary-General, Tunde Poopola in a congratulatory message.
The appointment was approved at an ANOCA Forum held in Algiers, Algeria.
”Once again and on behalf of members of the Olympic Family, we praise this outstanding achievement,’‘ Poopola added.
