Chairman of the Kwara State Para-Athletics Association, Barrister AbdulKadir Lanre Aiyelabegan has reaffirmed his determination to engage and expose Kwara Para-athletes to national and international championship as a way of keeping them in top shape ahead of future competition.
Barrister Lanre Aiyelabegan stated this on Tuesday at the closing ceremony of the maiden para athletics championship, organized by the association, held at the stadium complex.
Barrister Aiyelabegan who was recently Inaugurated as Kwara Para Athletics Association’s Chairman vowed to initiate laudable programs and activities which aimed at keeping para athletes in good shape and moving the association to the next level of development.
“We made a commitment that we shall meaningfully engage our athletes, and in fulfilment of these commitments, we have within the shortest time, proposed and actualize maiden edition of Kwara Para Athletics Championship”
He explained that the association will not relent in getting it’s athletes to compete in the national competition and consequently win medals for the state.
According to him, “we plan to host another glamorous para athletics championship before the end of the year and maiden north central para athletics championship in the first quarter of year 2024” Aiyelabegan added
He Commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for sustaining an enabling environment for sports development and thanked KSC boss, Mallam Magaji for finding him worthy to contribute his quota to sports development in the state.
Earlier, the Executive Chairman of the state sports commission, Mallam Bolakale Adisa Magaji applauded Barrister Aiyelabegan’s led Kwara Para Athletics Association for matching their words with action, stating that their association was the least to be Inaugurated and first organize championship.
Mallam Magaji who expressed the readiness of the state athletes ahead of the National Youth Games in Delta State, said organizing championship for state athletes by the associations will physically and mentally prepare them for immediate and future competitions.
Below are the results of the championship
Javelin Final female
1st.Risikat Ambali 8:90
2nd. Abdulazeez Halimat 7.80
3rd Salifat Sulaiman 5:89
Javelin Male 54/55/56
1st Abdulfatai Zariyau 18.70
2nd John Oyiniyi 18:33
3rd Lukman Abefe 18.02
Shot-put female
f 54/54
1st Risikat Ambali 4.56
2nd Abdulazeez Halimat 3.80
3rd Silifat Sulaimang 3.51
Shot-put Male
1st Yanis Ganiu 6.98
2nd John Oyiniyi 5.98
3rd Lukman Abefe 5.20
Discus F 36/37/38/Male
1st Olanrewaju samad 12.80
2nd Temitope Dada 12.00
3rd Saks Tunis 9.29
F54/55/57 Female Discus
1st Abdulazeez Halimat 9.96
2nd Risikat Ambali 8.10
3rd Silifat Sulaiman 7.72
Blind F 11Male Discus
1st Tunde Adekunle 23.10
2nd Lawrence Success 21.93
