Sports

March 11, 2013

Athletes, coaches recount Police Games experience

Some athletes and coaches on Saturday recounted their experiences after hauling medals at the just-concluded 10th Biennial Police Games in Port Harcourt.

One of the zone two athletes, Mr Malu Williams, said their victory was due to hard work by athletes and their coaches.

Williams said that the games had created grounds for grooming future stars who could win honour for the country in international meets.

He described the performance of the zone as a welcome development.

Mr Oladipupo Taiwo, Force Headquarters Volleyball Coach, said the zone did well in the games, in spite of winning the second place.

Taiwo urged the athletes not to relent in their efforts to promote police games.

He urged the authorities to create sufficient time for training for the athletes to enable them to perform excellently in future games.

Taiwo said that athletes could perform better if adequate training was given to them before the beginning of the events.

‘’The force headquarters has been a defending champion in the history of Nigeria Police game; I believe we are still the best.

‘’Though we are second in the 2013 games, God will continue to be our strength,’’ the coach said.
It would be recalled that the headquarters won the trophy nine times since the existence of the games.