Jude Agbeyeke
The South-South Zone will continue to dominate the Nigerian Judo sector as they have shown consistency in the development of the sport.
The Assistant Coach of the Delta State Judo Association and Head of Ekus Judo Club, Sensei Osahon Eke stated this during the closing ceremony of the two day Coaches and Referees Seminar organized by the Delta State Judo Association in conjunction with Ekus Judo Club and Big Judo.
Sensei Eke said that the South-South which had continued to produce the leading Judo athletes in the country were already seeking ways to improve on their performances at the forthcoming National Sports Festival as well as international meets this year.
He averred that the zone in a bid to enhance the performances of its athletes had organized the seminar to bring the coaches and referees abreast with the modern laws of the International Judo Federation which would also help put the athletes in better stead going into the games in Abeokuta.
Coach Eke however lauded thee Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Mr Onoriode Oborevwori and the Director General of thee Commission, Mr Festus Ohwojero for their continued support and leadership stressing that they have continued to inspire a regeneration in the state sports sector.
He also thanked the Coaches and referees who took part in two day event saying having learnt of the new rules they must imbibe same in other coaches, referees and athletes in a bid to sustain the growth of the game in the region.
For his part Mr. Lanky Osagie Omoregbe popularly known as BigJudo commended the Delta State Sports Commission especially the state Judo Association for organizing the two day seminar for all the Coaches and referees in the South-South zone saying it was a welcomed development.
Mr Omoregbe assured of his continued support for Judo in Nigeria asserting that the sports would soon become one of the leading sports in Nigeria stressing that the game had continued to gain traction among the youth and urged the various state sports commission not to relent in their support for the sport.
Some of the coaches who spoke assured that they would take the knowledge gained back to their states in a bid to sustain the tempo of the zones dominance in thee Sport in Nigeria.