The Secretary-General of the Local Organising Committee of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival, Dr Emmanuel Igbinosa, says Edo State has raised the standard of the Games. He added that plans were underway to contract the numerous facilities in Edo State to a private firm for effective maintenance. “These facilities are legacies of the festival and we intend to host more local and international events. We have four tennis courts plus the centre court, which meets the International Tennis Federation standard, the athletics track was installed by Mundo, our swimming pool is Olympic-size plus the warm-up pool. “We are proud of these facilities, which will keep our youths busy and further propagate Edo State as Nigeria’s sports headquarters.”Copyright PUNCH.

Source: Punch April 12, 2021 05:03 UTC