WWC: Coach Bassey positive on lifters performance

By Ime Bassey
The Dôme Disney Village in Paris, France will host this year’s World Weightlifting Championship from  November 5 to 13, 2011 and the Chief Coach of the Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria, Patrick Bassey is positive about the performance of the lifters in the championship.

Coach Bassey gave this assurance when he spoke to Saturday Vanguard Sports from the team’s camp in Owerri after their return from the Commonwealth and African Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa where Nigeria placed top with with 20 gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

“We are in camp now preparing for the World Championship which is our major aim now. Right now, I am adding final polish on the lifters’  readiness for the championship. I am positive about us doing well in Paris. I want to state it here that we have better lifters who only need systemic training for better performance at the world stage.”

He reiterated his lifters performances at the just concluded Commonwealth and Africa Championship stating that, “It was a good outing for us and also served as a testing ground for our lifters gunning for Olympic ticket. The technical crew was able to use the competition to access the lifters performance  internationally.

I want to thank both the National Sports Commission and the Weightlifting Federation for ensuring that the lifters attended the championship,” he said.