Ado Salisu
The much awaited new date for Gombe Inter-Secondary Schools AthIetics Championships is finally here.
The Premier event will now hold on November 11th – 16th, 2024 as the prestigious Pantami Stadium will host over 85 Secondary Schools from 11 Local Government Areas in Gombe State, a development which is viewed as unprecedented in the annals of Sports in the State.
October, 18th to 24th 2024 previously fixed for the championship was scraped following scheduled government activity involving the State Education Ministry.
Over 65 Secondary Schools Games Masters have since been trained for the meet with an estimated number of about 3,065 young athletes to be engaged for the premier Championships.
Works at the event Games Village where AthIetes will Camp is already completed as AthIetes training and conditioning is on-going in various Schools.
The Chairman Main Organising Committee (MoC) Hon. Ahmad Shuaibu Gara-Gombe directed participating Schools Principals, Athletes and all Stakeholders to prepare their student-athletes for the biggest talents hunt Championships.
The sponsor of the event, stated during a flash chat that all logistics in preparation for the commencement of the maiden Inter Secondary Schools Championship are fully on ground.
Gombe State Athletics Association boss added that some adjustments carried out in earlier announced date turned out to be an advantage as they now have enough time to finalize deals that would ultimately add value to the AthIetics event to be viewed globally via internet streaming.
Hon.Gombe, the Chairman/CEO of Green White Green (GWG) Sports Center Ltd also expressed gratitude for the seamless resolution of the date of the event with relevant Stakeholders from the Ministry of Sports and Education, which was transmitted through their directors, namely Mrs Zainab Isyaku Adamu, and Isah Ali Doho, respectively.
“We remain committed to ensuring that Gombe Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championships will be a memorable event for other states to emulate.”
However , the new event date has ignited some freshness in the participating school’s dive for intensive field training and participation