By Bala Bawaji.
Bauchi State Contingents heading to Asaba Delta State for this year’s National Youth Games have been urged to be good ambassadors of the state by displaying good moral conduct.
The State Commissioner of Youth and Sports Development, Alhaji Adamu Babayo Gabarin made the call during a farewell address to the contingents at the Sports Council complex in Bauchi.
Alhaji Adamu Gabarin represented by the ministry’s overseeing Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, encouraged the team to uphold the state’s reputation through sportsmanship and discipline.
He said the contingents totalling one hundred and thirty one include athletes, coaches, secretaries, accompanying referees, management staff and other officials.
According to the Commissioner, the state athletes, both males and females would compete in seventeen different sporting events.
Gabarin said government has given all the needed support to guarantee success, urged the athletes to reciprocate the gesture by making the state proud at the end of the national games.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bala Mohammed on Sports, Mr Paul Gambar, called on the athletes to be calm and grab more medals as they did during the Northeast Zonal elimination.
The 9th National Youth Games will take place in Asaba Delta state from 26th August to 7th September, 2025.