The National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, will this Saturday come alive as the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club hold the Olympic Day Awareness programme

Dr Jonathan Nnaji and Scribe Austin Odijie, Organisers of the event said yesterday that with the Olympic Games opening ceremony holding on July 27 in London, that they were not losing sight of the task of creating the needed awareness that would help to drive home the Olympic message of regular exercise by people.

President of the Nigeria Sports for All Commission, Dr. Jonathan Nnaji and the President-General of the Supporters Club body, Dr.Rafiu Ladipo, both declared that clubs, corporate organisations and captains of industries have been enlisted to participate in the Olympic Day Awareness

Nnaji, who is also the 1st Vice-President of the NOC and President of Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria said that the Olympic Day Awareness was designed to sensitize the Nigerian public on the need to keep fit always by exercising regularly.

“This Saturday, the National Stadium in Surulere will play host to clubs, corporate organisations and captains of industries as we celebrate the Olympic Day Awareness.

This year’s campaign would be very special because not only are we keeping fit but we are also preparing for the London Olympics starting on July 27”, added Nnaji, who Presides over the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, one of the sports that Nigeria hopes to win medals from at the London Games.