The National Sports Commission’s Elites Athletes and Podium Board has been officially inaugurated by the Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko.

The board which has former Nigerian international, Yusuf Ali, as Chief Executive Officer, has been charged to swing into action with the objective to ensure a sustainable scientific system for Nigerian athletes discovery and welfare for better podium performances.

The NSC Chairman Mallam Dikko said the athletes Elite and Podium board has been established to solve all the lingering problems that are always associated with Nigerian athletes and their performances at major international competitions.

”This is why for the first time in Nigerian Sports we have created an annual budget line for all our major international competitions such as the Olympics Games and the Commonwealth games”.

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