Diri rewards Commonwealth Games’ medalists, Bayelsa Queens, coaches

Governor Duoye Diri (middle) flanked by government officials and athletes during the reception for victorious sportsmen and women in Yenagoa…yesterday.

Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday, announced a reward package for sportsmen and women from the state that participated in different competitions recently.

Among the recipients were Olympic silver medalist, Blessing Oborodudu, who won the gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, and sprinter, Timma Godbless, who got gold in the 4×100 metres relay for Nigeria in the African Senior Athletics Championships in Mauritius.

Others are teenage table tennis sensation, Samuel Boboye, who won two gold medals for Nigeria in the Africa U-19 Championship in Tunisia and champions of the African Women Champions League WAFU Zone B tournament in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, Bayelsa Queens.

Coaches of the teams were also rewarded.

Diri, while receiving the athletes and footballers inside the executive council chambers of the Government House in Yenagoa, on Tuesday, said they made Nigeria and the state proud.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, Diri said that the Bayelsa people can hold their heads high because of the sterling performances of the sportsmen and women and urged them to continue on the path of success.

Diri assured that his administration will continue to play its part in supporting sportsmen and women to enable them bring more glory to the state, adding that his government would ensure Bayelsa Queens have hitch-free participation in the African Women Champions League in Morocco.

He announced a reward of N2.5 million for Commonwealth Games gold medalists, N1.5 million for silver medalists, while bronze medalists got N1 million.

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