By Uzor Odigbo
Gombe Athletes have promised the State AthIetics Association (GAA) their commitment to work hard for laurels for Nigeria in local and Continental competitions.
Athletes gave the commitment in a statement released by GAA Media officer Inua Mohammed and made available to TheNiche, adding that they are ready to do their best for the benefit of the state.
Speaking on behalf of five Athletes that entered into five years of contact with the Gombe State Athletics Association, Abdullahi Habib Lawal a 400m runner said it was a pleasure getting involved with Gombe State.
The Athletes, he noted have been training individually to keep fit for the season with the hope of adequately representing Nigeria in future at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and All Africa Games and National Sports Festival in Ogun State.
According to him, the welfare and other incentives have been taken care of by Gombe State Athletics Association Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Gara Gombe with an assurance to deliver laurels for the state and country.
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Lawal extolled the virtue of Gara Gombe on his desire to promote, provide and discover talents locally, insisting that his effort would not be in vain.
“Honestly I have to express my gratitude to the Chairman for discovering us and doing all he could in bringing us together to compete for the state.
“We assure him and the GAA board of our collective best for being so supportive all this period,” he said.