By Philip Nwosu
The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it would be deploying about 1,820 athletes for the 12th edition of the Nigerian Navy (NN) Games that would be holding in Lagos State.
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo said the games which would hold at his newly constructed sports facility will commence from Sept. 8 to Sept. 13 and will also be held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium and other venues in Lagos.
The Chief of Naval Staff who was represented at an interactive session with the media by the Chief of Administration, Navy Headquarters, Rear Adm. Jason Gbassa said 22 events would be featured during the games
He said athletes from six commands of the force, including the Naval Headquarters Command, the Western Naval Command, the Eastern Naval Command, the Logistics Command, the Naval Training Command and the Central Naval Command will participate in the games.
He said: “Sports and physical training have always been a bedrock of the Nigerian Navy’s daily mental and physical routine for service ashore and at sea.
“It is for this reason and the benefits derived from participation in sports that the Nigerian Navy pays particular attention to daily routine and programmed periodic sports engagements like the NN Games.
“The organisation of sports such as the Nigerian Navy Games also avails the Navy the opportunity to identify and develop talents that will proudly represent our nation in national and international competitions in future.”
Admiral Gambo said that the force usually organised sporting events all year round to keep its athletes and personnel in good physical and mental conditions aside the biennial games.